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.

Researchers at Northwestern University have built a new type of nanoparticle that triples the efficiency of CRISPR gene ...

All five of the main ingredients for DNA and RNA have been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu. This strengthens the idea that asteroids may have brought the ingredients for the first living ...

In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would later reshape biology and our understanding of life itself. A ...

CRISPR has the power to correct genetic mutations, but current delivery methods are either unsafe or inefficient, keeping the technology from reaching its full medical potential. With the power to ...

The rise in therapeutic oligonucleotides has increased research into chromatographic methods for their analysis and purification, presenting new challenges for analysts. Various chromatographic ...

The 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can is a cat-and-mouse story in which Frank Abagnale Jr. successfully conned his way into several high-profile jobs while evading capture by FBI agent Carl Hanratty.

This important work shows how a simple geophysical setting of gas flow over a narrow channel of water can create a physical environment that leads to the isothermal replication of nucleic acids. The ...

The NANOSPRESSO project is a pioneering response to the complex challenge of treating orphan diseases, which, despite affecting millions of people globally, have only scant therapeutic options. This ...

Desalting and quantifying nucleic acids is essential for ensuring accuracy and efficiency for downstream assays, but the process can be challenging. Manual methods of desalting are time-consuming and ...