The chains of amino acids that make up proteins are critical to every form of life. The complex ways that these proteins fold ...
How does the cell convert DNA into working proteins? The process of translation can be seen as the decoding of instructions for making proteins, involving mRNA in transcription as well as tRNA. But ...
T he bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it ...
As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years ...
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell division—a discovery that could lead to new cancer therapies, according to ...