Rosalind Franklin was known for her intellectual rigour, keen sense of justice, and strong personality. She was a private ...

Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic ...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about hair growth. They identified molecular systems controlling hair growth.

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a quantum computing milestone for biotech, a new way to get forever ...

Tentative detections of life-linked molecules in a star’s disk suggest planets may form with the ingredients for life already ...

Wheat’s root microbes help reduce fertilizer use, cutting costs, boosting yields, and lowering climate harm without new ...

KUWAIT: A new study has confirmed the presence of three harmful algae species in Kuwait’s coastal waters, providing the first genetic evidence of their identity and resolving years of taxonomic ...

Apart from carrying the information to encode proteins in, RNA molecules can adopt intricate 2D and 3D structures. Specifically, the same RNA molecule can switch between ON and OFF structures, ...

The DNA in our cells is constantly damaged, with the most severe being the simultaneous breakage of both strands that compose ...

One chemistry tweak made mRNA vaccines dramatically safer and more effective—unlocking new potential for fighting disease.

Like AI, cells change and learn from experience, while unlike computer chips they arrive naturally preprogrammed ...