The story of life’s beginnings gets stranger when you look closely at viruses. These tiny entities seem to sit at the edge of biology. They carry genetic material, but they cannot make proteins on ...

In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

Ongoing research aims to confirm the mechanism by which ICP4 fluidizes the nucleus, which could indicate specific targets to counter viral replication.

A common type of error-correcting mechanism in biology is called kinetic proofreading. For example, if errors turn up when cells are making new DNA, enzymes can cut out incorrect nucleotides. They can ...

A fleeting DNA fold called i‑DNA can switch cancer‑related genes on and off, revealing a hidden structural weak point that ...

Scientists discover QT45, a self-replicating RNA molecule, offering insights into the origins of life on Earth.

Recently, our relationship with China has clearly deteriorated. The Department of Foreign Affairs and legislators emphasized sovereignty and resistance to foreign pressure. A word war in social media ...

This page reflects the news related to the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy from Friday, Feb. 13. For the latest updates, read USA TODAY's live coverage for Monday, Feb. 16. The Pima ...

Scientists hunting for the DNA of famed Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci say they’ve made a breakthrough—but some experts caution against interpreting the results as a smoking gun.

A man abandoned as a baby on Christmas Eve made a shocking discovery after a family member was given a DNA test as a gift. John M. from London in the U.K. was abandoned as a newborn on Christmas Eve ...

When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication process can cause alterations in genomic DNA, promoting cellular ageing, cancer, ...

The MCM helicase is broadly bound across the genome, and its phosphorylation is antagonistically regulated by the kinase DDK and the phosphatase RIF1–PP1. TRESLIN–MTBP recognises the phosphorylated ...