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Ask a friend what DNA is and, chances are, they have a general idea.Seventy years after scientists discovered the two-stranded helix, DNA

This week, high school students from across Eastern Iowa will compete in a round leading up to the international level for student science and engineering projects.

<p><em>The Medical Revolution of Messenger RNA</em> tells the story of how mRNA’s medical potential was finally realized, setting the stage for a coming revolution in which our own bodies will generate the therapeutic molecules we need. Though it’s now thought to show promise for the treatment of everything from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiovascular disease, mRNA was long overlooked by mainstream molecular biologists. Building on decades of contacts an...

A new CU Boulder study published in the journal Science reveals how a molecular machine known as PRC2 helps determine which cells become heart cells, vs. brain or muscle or skin cells. The findings shed light on how development occurs and could pave the way for novel cancer treatments.

Registration has opened for the 2023 BEC Economic Summit: Our Evolving Economy, and the Boulder Chamber and Boulder Economic Council are excited to announce the confirmation of this year’s keynote speaker- Nobel Prize winner in 1989, Dr. Thomas Cech.

A revolutionary technique for editing genomes, called CRISPR-Cas9, has already helped cure sickle cell disease in dozens of people. But it also raises ethical concerns, which a panel of preeminent scientists grappled with at an event on the CU Boulder campus.

A misguided bill currently before the state Legislature, listed as LC2215, states "Science instruction may not include subject matter that is not scientific fact." And so on.

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine: The Expanding Repertoire of the Gene by Douglas F. Dluzen

Early last month, a group of scientists* filed an amici curiae brief in support of the appeal by Junior Party the University of California/Berkeley, the University of Vienna, and...

A strategic approach to recruitment is vital when setting up a laboratory. Click to read more...