Many long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are implicated in the regulation of gene expression. Dissection of several examples has yielded insights into three key mechanisms. LncRNAs can act as scaffolds to ...

As biologists know, nature can take its sweet time explaining itself. Andrew Gillis, associate scientist at the Marine ...

Study reveals that early embryonic cells can switch roles, reshaping what we know about how fins, gills, and other body ...

Structural biology is the study of the molecular structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules, particularly proteins and nucleic acids, and how alterations in their structures affect their ...