Being invited to present research at an international academic conference is an honor for any seasoned professional. But for ...

RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is a short-lived molecule copied from DNA that enables cells to use genetic information. Specific DNA sequences are copied into RNA, which then delivers these instructions to ...

A new review by Erich Bornberg-Bauer and Lars A. Eicholt summarizes current understanding of protein-coding de novo genes—genes that originate from previously non-coding DNA. Once considered rare or ...

When the Chernobyl power plant explosion scattered ionizing radiation all over Europe, the damage it dealt lasted much longer than the initial blast. Researchers sequenced the genomes of Chernobyl ...

For decades, biologists have known that the instructions for life are written in DNA, yet the vast majority of those letters seemed to sit in the dark, doing little that was obvious. Now a new ...