New research suggests DNA may not need activation, challenging a long-held idea about how life began and reshaping ...
Tiny organisms on the ground – bacteria and fungi – have a “superpower” that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and ...
The results are transforming how scholars understand human history. By analysing parchment, researchers are uncovering ...
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This RNA almost self-replicates, which could explain life's origins
(Christoph Burgstedt/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The RNA world hypothesis posits that molecules made up of ribonucleic acids ...
Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template called "doodling," opening new paths for ...
A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body. Researchers studying Plasmodium falciparum found that the parasite relies ...
A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential ...
Discovery reshapes understanding of how tumor cells repair broken DNA, pointing toward more precise cancer therapies.
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Study details how mitochondria organize and pass on their DNA
Researchers have identified a physical process called “mitochondrial pearling” that explains how cells keep their ...
Mitochondria are often described as the cell's power plants, because they generate energy. To help them achieve this, ...
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