Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor.

The genetic code, a universal blueprint for life, governs how DNA and RNA sequences translate into proteins. While its complexity has inspired generations of scientists, its origins remain a topic ...

How can just four nitrogenous bases--adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil--possibly code for all 20 amino acids? Thus, early researchers quickly determined that the smallest combination of As ...

PostMag talks to 5 women innovators at the top of their game and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery - here we ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

This research roundup explores the role of sugar molecules in brain degeneration, a machine learning algorithm to detect ...

Ochre is a major step toward creating a non-redundant genetic code in E. coli, specifically, which is ideally suited to produce synthetic proteins containing multiple, different synthetic amino acids.

Dogs that are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share a common bit of biology with some obesity-prone humans.

Building a gene editor took months. With CRISPR even high-schoolers can get hold of editing systems in the time it takes to ...