Enzymes are often described as molecular machines that recognize and process specific molecules. However, they are not rigid structures. Their shapes can change, affecting how molecules enter, ...

The standard genetic code uses 64 codons to encode 20 canonical amino acids across domains of life. New-to-nature genetic codes enable new chemistries, therapeutics and ecosystem engineering, but ...

DNA’s helical structure requires the replisome to rotate relative to the parental DNA during replication, generating supercoiling that partitions ahead and behind the fork. The influence of DNA ...

Enzymes are often described as molecular machines that recognize and process specific molecules. However, they are not rigid ...

A team of researchers led by Professor Sebastian Deindl at Uppsala University has developed a pioneering method that vastly improves the ability to observe and analyze complex biological processes at ...

This schematic shows the secondary structure of two aptamers. The complex shapes formed by base pairing (black lines connecting G-C and A-T bases) allow aptamers to bind their targets with high ...

Researchers at the University of Ulm have described the first autonomous walking small-molecule machine: a simple phosphate group ( Nat. Chem. 2026, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02240-4). The walker ...

A synthetic biology technology has been developed that converts easily degraded messenger RNA (mRNA) into a ring-shaped form ...

A research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer cells. When people eat, they ingest the nucleic acids that reside in all living ...

Mirai Bio and A*STAR IMCB are collaborating to advance targeted nucleic acid delivery to lung epithelial and endothelial cells.

The molecular diagnostics market size is valued at USD 17.6 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 36.2 billion by the end of 2035, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% during the ...