When a bone grows, our bodies’ proteins help provide the structure. When a muscle tears, proteins help rebuild it. When we fight an infection, transport oxygen in our blood or send messages to a cell, ...

Unexpected slowdowns or spikes in this signal were often interpreted as knots in DNA. But now, a new study published Aug. 12 in the journal Physics Review X finds that these signal changes can also ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new technology for measuring how ...

“Think of DNA as an instruction manual,” Worthey said. “It tells our cells how to form, operate, and interact with their surroundings.” Most DNA is stored in the cell nucleus. A small portion is found ...

Investigators say on June 3, 2001, Erin Pospisil left a friend’s house on 2nd Avenue Southeast in Cedar Rapids, and got into a black 90’s model Chevrolet Cavalier.