DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?

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

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

Nucleotide synthesis during cell division. During quiescence, which is a temporary cell state of rest that occurs during the G0 or G1 phases of cell division, ...

From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's ...

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

VAV1 is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor essential for T- and B-cell receptor signaling, with expression largely restricted to immune cells. Loss of VAV1, via CRISPR or genetic deletion, impairs ...