Whitehead Institute researchers have deciphered how one aspect—control of the all-important translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) into proteins—switches as the egg becomes an embryo

The mere existence of genome editing technologies such as CRISPR is not what will advance science

SDSC’s ‘Gordon’ helps describe complex process that’s fundamental to cancer initiation

The incidence of testicular germ cell tumors has been increasing around the world throughout the past 50 years

A research team set out to explore for the first time whether the protein machinery known as ESCRT-III undergoes dynamic remodeling

Finding points to the inventive ways animals balance genetic material

Paul Burridge, PhD, and Chengzu Long, PhD, discuss best practices when setting up a new lab for iPSC work, and more

Experiments aboard International Space Station point to anatomical, behavioral and bacteriological impacts of space travel

An international research team has uncovered 300,000 year-old fossil bones of Homo sapiens, a find that represents the oldest reliably dated fossil evidence of our species

Discovery may help plant breeders and engineers get more from food and energy crops

Research finds microbiome associations for patients treated with immune checkpoint blockade

New method will help inform development of a future assay that could potentially detect cancer in its earliest stages