A groundbreaking study reveals that human cells initiate self-destruction processes when viruses disrupt RNA production, ...

They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.

A new collaborative study from the Wyss Institute leveraged a “breathing” human lung alveolus chip model of influenza A ...

For 400 million years, a leading hypothesis claims, Earth was an “RNA World,” meaning that life must’ve first replicated from RNA before the arrival of proteins and DNA. Unfortunately, scientists have ...

In a quest to develop new antiviral drugs for COVID-19 and other diseases, a collaboration led by scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute has identified a potential new drug against the virus ...

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major cause of liver diseases, including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Reliable biomarkers for assessing viral replication, liver damage, ...

The discovery centers on the unique strands of DNA contained within our mitochondria, the power stations of our cells. By ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...