The genome contains all of the instructions a cell needs to build an organism. In coding regions of the genome, genes are transcribed into a molecule called mRNA, which is processed and then ...

It's easy to focus on the nuances that get lost in translation, but what about the insights that are found? This hour, TED speakers reveal what we gain by adapting and translating information. Guests ...

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases picked up new protein domains that participate in vasculature formation around the same time that organisms evolved key adaptations in the circulatory system. Infographic: ...

Ribosomes can function with iron or manganese ions in place of magnesium, recent results show, providing an insight into the evolutionary history of protein transcription. A recent study that set out ...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level by base pairing to partially complementary sequences in the 3′ untranslated regions (3′ ...