An international team led by Monash University researchers has uncovered the genetic code governing the way genetic mutations affect mRNA and result in disease.

MRNA acts as the key intermediate between DNA, the genetic blueprint, and proteins that carry out most of the work in cells, with RNA splicing ensuring proper reading of the blueprint by removing some ...

A new tool developed at, MetaGraph, allows scientists to search through vast public DNA and RNA databases in seconds — like a ...

While it is amazing that this was even possible, it followed the same design as all life in nature, at least when it comes to ...

The Center of Excellence in Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, has launched one of the world's ...

Mikhail Karasikov and his colleagues at ETH Zurich worked on MetaGraph, a search engine designed for genomic databases containing massive troves of DNA and RNA sequences.

One of the most revolutionary tools in cutting-edge medicine is a molecular scalpel so precise that it can modify defective ...

Can you escape your genetic inheritance, and do lifestyle changes actually make a difference? Daniel Cossins set out to ...

The complex sugar molecules that festoon our cells are often treated as little more than biological decoration. A new study ...

Families across England are taking part in a “world-leading research study” which is screening 100,000 newborn babies in ...