New research reveals that sunburn may be caused by RNA damage, not DNA, challenging long-held beliefs about UV exposure ...

Mysterious Blobs Found inside Cells Are Rewriting the Story of How Life Works Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are ...

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A recent study published in Cell reveals that the repeated DNA sequence that leads to Huntington’s disease (HD) expands ...

The central dogma of molecular biology suggests that the primary role of RNA is to convert the information stored in DNA into proteins. In reality, there is much more to the RNA story. However, in ...

Science has revealed some of the secrets of the X chromosome, but many remain. In humans, female cells contain two X ...

Researchers have identified and mapped diverse cell types in the cochlear nucleus, the brainstem region responsible for processing sound.

The FDA has granted fast-track designation to an investigational antisense oligonucleotide to treat individuals with myotonic ...

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"In human cells, transcription is localized to the nucleus—the compartment where DNA is stored, separated from the rest of the cell by a membrane. The transcribed RNA is then transported outside ...

When we hear sounds, specialized cells in the cochlear nucleus are the first to process that information, enabling our brains to understand speech ...