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Scientists shows that ‘genetic rewiring’ at non-coding regions - rather than mutations to protein-coding regions of genes - may play an important role in how cichlid fish are able to rapidly adapt to fill a staggeringly wide range of environmental niches in the East African Rift lakes.

Researchers have revealed the first atomic structures of the respiratory apparatus that plants use to generate energy. The 3D structures of these large protein assemblies – the first described for any plant species – are a step towards being able to develop improved herbicides that target plant respiration.

A team of Geisinger researchers has identified a common genetic variant as a risk factor for stroke, especially in patients older than 65.

Infectious diseases caused by bacteria may be treated with antibiotics. But sometimes, the bacterium becomes resistant to the treatment which results in a long and complicated course of disease. Recent studies have shown that combining several types of antibiotics can effectively prevent resistance.

Using computer simulations built on reasonable assumptions and conducted under careful control, computational bioscientists can mimic real biological conditions. Starting with the original founding population (ancient phase), they can evolve the population over several thousand generations to develop an intermediate phase, and then evolve that generation another several thousand generations to develop a derived phase.

Researchers have created a new computational technique to accurately differentiate between single-cell RNA-sequencing data from cancer cells and the variety of normal cells found within tumor samples.

A team of scientists has broken a new record for sequencing the largest animal genome to date – the Australian lungfish, one of the few living relatives of the first land vertebrates.

Scientists have shown that a relatively simple and rapid blood test that measures levels of mitochondrial DNA can predict which patients with COVID-19 are at highest risk of severe complications or death.

The biodistribution of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer vectors can be measured in nonhuman primates using a new method. The method quantifies whole-body and organ-specific AAV capsids from 1 to 72 hours after administration.

A new Northwestern University-led study is unfolding the mystery of how RNA molecules fold themselves to fit inside cells and perform specific functions.