The epigenetic modifier MLL4 has an unassuming name—the 4, for instance, indicates it's just one in a family of such ...

Researchers at the Center for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI) have made a significant contribution to a landmark study, ...

RNA has emerged as one of the most promising molecules in modern medicine, enabling advances from mRNA vaccines and gene ...

The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of ...

Two landmark studies reveal the psychiatric disorders genetic link across eight to fourteen conditions through shared ...

Researchers have validated a genetic scoring tool that may help physicians diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and ...

In this case, the gene encoding T7 RNA polymerase was added to the SpudCell genome, and it was made by those artificial cells ...

Fourteen members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships.

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Plant regeneration represents a cornerstone of modern plant science, blending fundamental questions in developmental biology ...

The sudden loss of Prof. Antonino Cattaneo on June 29th 2026 has shocked the SISSA community that has lost one of its most prestigious members. Born in Pisa 72 years ago, Antonino studied physics in ...

The mechanical process of cell division exerts powerful, if microscopic, forces. How do the molecular machines that power it ...