A strand of RNA just 45 nucleotides long can copy its own complementary sequence in frozen conditions that may resemble early Earth, according to a study published in Science in early 2026. The ...

Chloride ions, best known for helping cells maintain fluid balance and electrical stability, may also play a more direct role ...

A breakthrough in genetics reveals how spines first appeared, changing what we know about the evolution of complex species.

Scientists are laying the groundwork for treating one of the most common genetic conditions in humans. Research out today ...

In a new study, scientists have explored key unanswered questions about the biology of Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1), a ...

A man with advanced HIV died with drug-resistant mpox replicating in his brain, US scientists found, in a case that shows how ...

Clues to the genetic code’s origin may be hidden in tiny protein fragments, revealing a synchronized and highly structured path to life’s earliest molecular systems.

That’s why they turn to simulations, like this one, which tracks how a bacterial cell divides into two. The simulation tries ...