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

The mRNA-based Covid vaccines helped blunt the impact of the pandemic but also sparked political backlash that has threatened ...

The new trial makes mRNA vaccines personalized, taking an individual’s unique tumor cells. Seven out of the study’s eight ...

The treatment staved off cancer for seven of eight patients with a condition where the odds are rarely that good.

A research team headed by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has examined how the transport protein Rrm4 acts as a highly precise logistics expert in the fungus Ustilago maydis. Due to its ...

Two stories highlight how AI can empower rather than replace humans. In one, a software engineer used tools like ChatGPT and ...

Discover how specific mutations in ARS genes cause inherited peripheral neuropathies and potential avenues for targeted ...

Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism through which skin cells organize and control protein production during ...

Flagship Pioneering, a scientific innovation engine for transformative platforms and products, today announced the launch of Serif Biomedicines, a biotechnology company pioneering Modified DNA as a ...

A study finds tRNA genes are mutation hotspots that alter protein synthesis, leading to proteome instability, contributing to ...

With a few chemical tweaks and some dutiful protein partners, a new biotech from Flagship Pioneering thinks it has cracked ...

Cells manufacture proteins by following instructions encoded in messenger RNA, which is read in three-letter groups called ...