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Are genetically engineered foods safe? In an interview with a leading molecular genetics expert, we discuss the scientific ...

Steven McKnight and Dirk Görlich received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for their work on the role of ...

Lucy Shapiro received this year’s Lasker Special Achievement Award for her discovery of how bacteria use genetic circuits to ...

In this free webinar, gain insight into why the majority of DNA-encoded library (DEL) data has historically been ignored, and ...

Caffeine is good for you in low to moderate doses, but too much can wreak havoc on your skin and may lead to visible signs of ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage.

Despite being made from a relatively simple set of building blocks, ribonucleic acid (RNA) has a broad array of complex ...

Might the secret to making it through deep space lie in how our own cells take a nap or don’t? A new generation of studies ...

Discover how in some communities around the world, the prevalence of rare diseases is higher due to factors like cousin ...

Since 1994, UC San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center in La Jolla has helped put on a fundraising event to support cancer research.