The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

A new partnership between APW High School and local innovator BioSpherix is focusing on real world knowledge and exposure.

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular "blueprint" carrying the genetic instructions that influence the growth, development, reproduction and predispositions of individual humans, can undergo ...

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to ...

The shortfin mako shark is on the brink of extinction due to overfishing, yet genetic analysis reveals that Atlantic ...

Two new studies represent a big step toward developing innovative molecular therapies capable of disrupting the ...