Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...

The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people's genes, according to a study from the University ...

Torsional stress in chromatin plays a fundamental role in cellular functions, influencing key processes such as transcription, replication, and chromatin organization. Transcription and other ...

Researchers led by the University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea, have checked the performance of a noninvasive urinary ...

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The Double Helix” paints Watson and Crick as lone pioneers while downplaying the contributions of others, most notably of ...

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the fundamental building block of life. It carries the genetic instructions that dictate ...

Hydrogels are polymeric materials with three-dimensional network structures containing large amounts of water. They serve as sustained-release drug delivery systems as they can encapsulate various ...

Hydrogels are polymeric materials with three-dimensional network structures containing large amounts of water. They serve as sustained-release drug delivery systems as they can encapsulate various ...

Science, a field where it is often believed that Men do it all. The discoveries, the breakthrough inventions and other ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular "blueprint" carrying the genetic instructions that influence the growth, development, reproduction and predispositions of individual humans, can undergo ...

to form the nucleotides that bind to make the double helix of DNA or its single-stranded cousin, RNA. From there, DNA or RNA provides the instructions for cells and, eventually, can evolve into ...