Most genes are ancient and shared across species. But a small subset of genes are relative newcomers, spontaneously emerging ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code—a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

T-bet is a transcription factor, one of the control proteins in the cell nucleus that can turn specific groups of genes on ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have reconciled two closely related but contentious mechanisms underlying ...

A breakthrough assay is advancing how researchers observe gene expression in real time. Named QRIVTA (quantitative real-time ...

At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the ...