ITHACA, N.Y. -- The process by which a cell reads the genetic code in its DNA in order to manufacture a protein is complex, involving dozens of enzymes and other biological molecules working together.

Researchers show how a DNA-binding protein can search the entire genome for its target sequence without getting held up on the way. The result contradicts our current understanding of gene regulation ...

DNA is a biological molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to function, develop, and reproduce. It is present in all forms of life on earth and contains each organism’s genetic code ...

Jim Maher and his colleagues are like a hinge in the complex world of scientific research. Their work, and that of others toiling behind-the-scenes at the basic-research level, is folding more ...

Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology's biggest ...