A gene regulator best known for helping Salmonella build its tough, adhesive biofilms may also influence how the pathogen interprets...

A large systematic review has assembled the most detailed genetic map yet of fetal hemoglobin regulation in sickle cell disease,...

Muscle and bone are often discussed as separate systems: one powers movement, while the other forms the body’s structural framework....

A new case series published in the Journal of Neurology is broadening the medical understanding of disorders linked to pathogenic...

Amphibians carry a gene that may be central to one of the immune system’s most important balancing acts, according to...

Methionine is often described as one of the quiet workhorses of biology. It helps initiate protein synthesis, supports cellular metabolism...

Chinese cabbage may have found a new way to remain green long after its leaves would normally begin to yellow....

A previously overlooked genetic network may help explain why tobacco plants rapidly produce side shoots after their main growing tip...

Long non-coding RNAs have long been treated as if each gene produces a single molecular identity: one RNA, one cellular...

A new method reported in Nature Cell Biology is offering scientists an unusually detailed view of how chemical modifications are...