It’s a busy end to February and start to March. I’ve been sifting through the news to bring you this week’s essentials – from ...

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing RNA in eukaryotic cells and eventually giving rise to proteins. Scientists ...

Our experiences leave traces in the brain, stored in small groups of cells called engrams. Engrams are thought to hold the information of a memory and are reactivated when we remember, which makes ...

In the summer of 2024, cardboard shipping boxes containing 30 live African clawed frogs packed in damp wood shavings arrived at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. The amphibians were delivered to the new frog ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

In vitro findings reveal Telomir-1's dual action: targeting DNA methylation switches and cutting into the Wnt "fuel line" that drives cancer growth. In studies conducted by Eurofins Discovery, Telomir ...

Germ cells pass DNA to the next generation and undergo massive reorganization of their DNA packaging to generate totipotency, or the ability to differentiate into any cell type. Understanding the ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile on ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

EXCLUSIVE: We understand that Ramsey Naito, President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, will remain in her role as head of Paramount Animation following the completion of Skydance‘s ...

Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic micrometers—about a millionth of a milliliter. The cell manages this by ...

Opening up about his inspiration for the upcoming animation, Smurfs director Chris Miller wanted to “honour the DNA of the original comics” with his take on the creatures. Barack Obama responds to ...