Apart from carrying the information to encode proteins in, RNA molecules can adopt intricate 2D and 3D structures.

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals ...

What made ribose the sugar of choice for life's code? Scientists at Scripps Research may have cracked a major part of this ...

Stressed DNA sets off a cascade of failures in the body linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation. A new, UCR-designed tool interrupts this process, preserving DNA before ...

In living organisms today, complex molecules like RNA and DNA are constructed with the help of enzymes. So how did these molecules form before life (and enzymes) existed? Why did some molecules end up ...

DNA and RNA are nucleic acids found in the nucleus of the cells in every living organism. Both nucleic acids participate in the coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes. Lipid ...

When environmental stress harms DNA, it can set off a cascade of failures linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation.

The Supreme Court granted Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez the right to sue over DNA testing laws as he argues he shouldn't be given the death penalty for the 1998 murder he was convicted of.

Air Force veteran Shirlee Lewis Henkel was identified via DNA 37 years after his death in Tarrant County, solving a decades-old unidentified human remains case.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a Texas death row inmate can challenge the constitutionality of the state’s DNA testing law in his bid to have DNA evidence from his case tested. In a 6 ...

From the roadside where his remains were found in 1964 to the cemetery where he was laid to rest two decades later, the mystery of "Stubby" John Doe has haunted Fort Bend County for nearly 60 ...