RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome. Scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint ...

The Major Milk Controversy That Quickly Dried Up

A synthetic hormone once sparked a supermarket showdown, but today it has all but disappeared from dairy farms ...

Bringing the “functionally extinct” American chestnut back from the dead

But thanks in part to trees planted in areas where the two fungi don’t grow well, the American chestnut isn’t extinct. And efforts to revive it in its native range have continued, despite the long ...

Flipons help Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Fold into Cellular Machines

Different DNA Structures Nucleate the Folding of Proteins to form specific complexes that modulate the readout of ...

If you could learn your baby's genetic disease risk at birth, would you?

From rare cancers caught early to dementia foretold decades in advance, newborn genomic testing raises an unsettling question ...
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How some COVID vaccines triggered rare blood-clot disorder

Researchers identify genetic mutation in small group of people who developed the serious disorder after receiving the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Scientists uncover genetic trigger behind vaccine-related blood clots

Discovery caps 5-year journey to get to the bottom of one of the most puzzling chapters of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Century Therapeutics: A Very Promising Contender In The Type I Diabetes Mellitus Functional Cure Race

Century Therapeutics (IPSC) aims at a durable “once-and-done” Type 1 diabetes cure with hypoimmune iPSC beta cells; runway to ...

Engineering heat-tolerant, high-yield rice for a warming planet

Rising day and night temperatures are threatening rice, wheat, and maize production by disrupting plant growth, grain filling, and grain quality, putting global food security at risk. Precision ...
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Here's What The Stickers On Your Apples Mean

Ever wondered what the deal is with those stickers on apples at the grocery store? Here's what they're for and what they mean about the fruit you're buying.