Down to their very DNA, astronauts’ bodies can change in weird and sometimes significant ways, particularly during a long flight high above the Earth: They start to elongate, often developing a taller ...

Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams are on their way back to Earth after nearly nine months in space and will soon be readjusting to life with gravity.

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural RN ...

A previously unknown protein in a family of bacteria found in soil and the human gut microbiome has been discovered—which ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology ...

In an attempt to preserve and restore endangered species, some scientists are exploring whether animal excrement could hold ...

This research topic focuses on the exploration and analysis of alternative nucleic acid structures within microbial systems, ...

Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the ...

School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China ...

1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. *Corresponding Author: Ann H. Klopp, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson ...