Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria – the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short – can lead to diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's ...

A new AI tool could slash cancer drug research waiting times in half - AI technology developed by a team at The Institute of ...

The genetic code acts as life’s instruction manual, telling cells how to build proteins from DNA and RNA. Though it's a ...

In evolutionary terms, fitness is defined as an organism's ability to survive and reproduce its genes into the next ...

Collaborative research defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription factors determine which genetic programs will drive cell growth and maturation. The method, ...

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, which took place from March 10–14 in The Woodlands, Texas, witnessed some very interesting proposals for space exploration and science. In addition to bold ...