Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. By analyzing ancient protein sequences, researchers discovered that early life p ...

Scientists have successfully engineered the most complicated human cell lines ever, indicating that our genomes are more tolerant to significant structural alterations than previously assumed.

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Researchers from the Tanenbaum group at the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new microscopy technique to observe how ribosomes function in cells ...

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There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

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A study in the journal Pharmaceuticals has uncovered how specific genetic mutations in α2δ-1 and α2δ-3 proteins linked to ...

With 10K genomic data now publicly available, India takes a major leap in genetic research. In today’s 'Knowledge Nugget', ...

The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. The search is on to find out ...