Genetics & Molecular Biology

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that common but hard-to-see sugar switches play an important role in cell division. Because these previously unrecognized sugar switches are so abundant and…

Scientists have long known that sperm's activity level depends on their internal pH. And now researchers writing in Cell say they have found the channel that allows the tiny cells to rid themselves…

A new study published today in Nature suggests that approximately seven in every thousand morbidly obese people are missing a section of their DNA containing approximately 30 genes, which may be…

The 'primordial soup' theory--which posits that early life began in a soup of organic molecules before evolving out of the oceans millions of years later--is fatally flawed, according to researchers…

  Saving the World Several Viruses at a Time.  In a press release today, UCLA announced the discovery of a "a broad spectrum anti-viral" - a chemical compound that may be effective against…

This paper relates some neat work done at the University of Texas to understand signal processing by beta-adrenergic receptors: In layman's terms: The β2 adrenergic receptor (β2AR) is involved in…

 No vaccine currently exists for West Nile Virus, but a new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest the infection, according to research conducted by Arizona State…

Scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden say they have discovered how aged yeast cells manage to form new and undamaged daughter cells. In a study published in Cell, two collaborating…

Many significant “discoveries” science will make in the coming decade have actually already been made. The synthesis of some of these revelations in the ‘teens, and the synergistic…

Since when has systems biology been a synonym for genomics? This is from a Perspective piece in the Oct. 2 issue of Science: The relative value of discovery aimed at hypothesis generation versus…