A team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has identified a structural trick that lets viruses translate their genetic code inside human cells, even when that code is riddled with “bad” codons the host ...

Health officials are examining whether a mutated strain of bacteria caused the meningitis outbreak in Kent. Researchers are analysing whether the bacteria has developed "additional superpowers" that ...

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Human genes are written in long strings of three-letter units composed of four different nucleotides. These units—or ...

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Analysis of hundreds of environmental exposures and health outcomes quantifies influence of nongenetic factors ...

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Snakes have lost the gene that encodes ghrelin, a hormone that helps regulate hunger in many vertebrates, according to a new study.

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Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic "base pairs" to a new level of precision, opening the door to safer, more ...