On Oct. 2024, biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery and description of microRNA, an RNA fragment.Shannon Horning/ ...

"in recognition of the contributions to our knowledge of cell chemistry made through his work on proteins, including the nucleic substances" ...

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

The Oregon Nobel Laureate Symposium returns to Linfield University’s McMinnville and Portland campuses April 10-11. The two-day program includes several events ...

“We were able to get to yields where we could ask questions about whether these cells can be viable candidates for the cell ...

Nobel Laureate and University of Chicago professor Jack Szostak delivered two lectures on the origin of life to an audience of professors, graduate, and undergraduate students the Monday and Tuesday ...

For centuries, women faced seemingly insurmountable barriers to entering medicine and science, and were relegated to roles as caregivers rather than ...

In a ceremony held last month, the 2024 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize was awarded to Wesley Sundquist, PhD, Leo T. and Barbara K ...

Though scientific trials into the drug do not show the results legislators promised, they described it Thursday as a ...

"We still don't know exactly what makes labor start. We know all about the mechanics and physiology, but we don't know what ...