Recent research published in Communications Biology marks an advance in structural biology by enhancing understanding of ...

The function of an enzyme, critical to most forms of life, has been revealed. A research team, led by the John Innes Centre found that the enzyme DNA topoisomerase VI (topo VI) performs a critical ...

To build proteins, cells rely on a molecule called transfer RNA, or tRNA. tRNAs act like protein-building couriers, where they read the genetic instructions from messenger RNA, mRNA, and deliver the ...

Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden layer of complexity in how genes are activated, showing that water molecules ...

Understanding a drug’s mechanism of action (MOA) can greatly increase the likelihood of successful clinical trials by identifying biomarkers of patient response and providing a rationale for ...

Serious fungal infections are on the rise, and many hospital-acquired cases are becoming harder to treat as fungi become resistant to available medications. One of the most widely used therapies, ...

Activation of a specific part of the Dicer enzyme can change its shape in a way that affects its critical role in proper cell ...

The tree of life has three branches: archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. Eukaryotes include complex organisms, including plants, animals, and fungi. Eukaryotic cells contain many organelles, little ...

For decades, circular RNA was treated as little more than molecular background noise — stable fragments that accumulated in ...