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DNA-nanoparticle motors are exactly as they sound: tiny artificial motors that use the structures of DNA and RNA to propel ...

If your genes could set an alarm clock, EZH1 might be the one ringing the bell. A new study has revealed how this ...

In this review of RNA therapies, we paint an overview of what’s going on in a field that is addressing a number of diseases.

Researchers leverage their understanding of molecular motors to improve nanoscale artificial motors, aiming to bridge the ...

Rock and dust samples retrieved by NASA from the asteroid Bennu exhibit some of the chemical building blocks of life, ...

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

Two science teams pored over samples from the B-type asteroid Bennu, finding chemicals linked to the beginnings of life and ...

Rock and dust samples brought back from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu contain organic matter, including amino acids and all ...

Scientists from NASA and other institutions who have been analyzing the Bennu asteroid sample that returned to Earth last ...

Most people associate sunburns with DNA damage -- it's what we've been taught in textbooks and by dermatologists for years.

Scientists poring over a sample brought back from the asteroid Bennu have detected amino acids and complex mineral compounds, ...