In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

Scientists have discovered Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a unique archaeon residing within marine plankton, challenging traditional definitions of life. Th ...

This newly found organism doesn’t act like a virus or a cell, and that could change everything we know about biology.

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

‘Designer babies’ is one thing that comes to mind (Picture: Getty Images/Westend61) Work has begun on something once-unthinkable: creating human DNA from scratch. Artificial DNA has long been ...

New method maps RNA in cells at native locations, revealing spatial responses to signals and offering insight into disease mechanisms and treatment targets.

Queuosine is not built into proteins or DNA. Instead ... queuosine helps ribosomes choose the correct amino acid more quickly and accurately. That fine‑tuning keeps translation errors and oxidative ...

DNA fingerprinting can help identify victims from severely charred body parts in plane crashes The technique extracts DNA from biological materials, including blood, saliva, and hair follicles ...

The cost of Parabon NanoLabs to provide the list of suspects in this case was less than $10,000. The company only has access to genetic databases where people agree to let their DNA be used by law ...

That's according to a new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution that reveals the power of DNA, vacuumed up from the air, which can track everything from elusive bobcats to illicit drugs.