For decades, scientists have largely relied on painstaking trial and error to coax proteins into crystalline forms.

For decades, scientists have largely relied on painstaking trial and error to coax proteins into crystalline forms.

The Philippines stands at a critical juncture in its economic history, facing entrenched structural dependency, underindustrialization and vulnerability to global shocks. Despite decades of reforms, ...

MANILA — The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division has denied former House Speaker Martin Romualdez's motion to lift his precautionary travel ban as he faces an investigation related to the flood control ...

Scientists at Stanford University have discovered that DRT3, a unique defense system found in bacteria, creates DNA to protect against viral infections. DRT3 is made up of two different enzymes called ...

The newly discovered tiny QT45 ribozyme, shown here in an artist’s depiction, helped researchers explore the origins of life. Image credit: Elfy Chiang (artist), microscopy image by James Attwater.

Jennifer Doudna’s work uncovering the gene-editing capabilities of CRISPR has helped cure genetic diseases and unlock a new evolutionary era. Doudna’s path to her award-winning work has always been ...

In May 1952, Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling captured Photo 51, a crucial X-ray diffraction image revealing DNA's ...

A strand of RNA just 45 nucleotides long has been discovered to perform two key reactions required for self-replication. The molecule, which is a kind of RNA enzyme, offers a tantalising clue towards ...

Previously discovered large RNA polymerase ribozyme structure (grey, based on pdb: 8T2P) vs. newly discovered small RNA polymerase ribozyme QT45 (blue, AlphaFold3 prediction). Credit: MRC Laboratory ...

Structure: DNA is composed of two long chains of nucleotides forming a double helix. The nucleotides within each strand are joined together through covalent (specifically phosphodiester) bonds between ...