Earth’s most diverse biological entities are the viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages (phages). They are rich resources for discovering proteins and tools for biotechnology, but many ...

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new ...

AI-guided design of 16 functional bacteriophage genomes offers a path for phage-based therapies against antibiotic-resistant infections.

Bard College chemistry professors Craig Anderson and Swapan Jain have been awarded a three-year, $427,016 grant by the ...

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new way to fine-tune genetic material. Their study, published in Nature ...

Researchers unveil append editing, a method that attaches chemical tags to DNA, expanding possibilities in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology.

In the fast-evolving field of medical science, a new artificial intelligence model may be about to change the way mRNA-based ...

Alcohol doesn’t just damage the liver — it locks its cells in a strange “in-between” state that prevents them from healing.