Researchers from UNSW Sydney have built the first artificial protein motor capable of taking controlled, directional steps ...

In Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass," Alice is stuck in a never-ending race with the Red Queen yet never gains a lead. "It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place," the ...

A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that TDP43 controls a key DNA repair process, but when the protein becomes ...

A programmable protein motor walks along DNA tracks in controlled directions, opening a path to synthetic nanomachines and ...

A new molecular recording strategy is giving researchers a way to capture DNA–protein interactions in single cells, including the weak and transient contacts that shape gene regulation but often slip ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth’s toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease. In 2016, researchers uncovered one of the tardigrade’s secrets: a ...

In genetics, one harmful variant can be enough to cause disease—but two can make it far more severe. One notable example is KJ, an infant diagnosed with a rare urea cycle disorder with a grim ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Inside cells, some DNA is wound into tight ...

This fully updated volume explores a wide array of new and state-of-the-art tools and resources for protein function prediction. Beginning with in-depth overviews of essential underlying computational ...