EM, researchers showed that water mediates catalysis and important protein interactions for RNA polymerase II function in ...

Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden layer of complexity in how genes are activated, showing that water molecules play a direct and essential role in one of the most fundamental processes in ...

New CRISPR paradigm: HKUST scientists created a DNA-guided Cas12a system that targets RNA, reversing the traditional RNA-guided DNA model. Practical advantages: The DNA guides are more stable, cheaper ...

Ming, Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at The Hong Kong University of Science and ...

The latest study from the Sharma Lab makes the mechanisms of how epigenetic information is established in sperm cells, and how that encoding affects offspring health, a little less of a scientific ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected 21 organic molecules in ancient Martian rocks, including nitrogen heterocycles—precursors to DNA and RNA—never before found on Mars. The discovery, made using a ...

Current genetic sequencing techniques can provide much information about the genetic makeup and activity in a sample, like a piece of tissue or a drop of blood. But they are unable to reveal where ...

Researchers have identified a pathway that triggers an immune response in cells with defective DNA repair. In particular, the ...