DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?

These four nucleotide molecules — adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine, or simply A, T, C and G — along with a phosphate molecule and a sugar molecule, form the long double-helix DNA strands which ...

Figure 3. DNA methylation regulation. DNA methylation occurs mainly in the islands of cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) gene promoter region. It promotes gene transcription in the promoter region by ...

A $160 million South African phosphate mine owned by billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital Investments that’s been beset by environmental disputes for over a decade is facing a ...

Purpose: The basic concepts of pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenetic study approaches, factors to consider when applying pharmacogenetic discoveries to patient care, and potential roles for ...

To tell if prepared and processed foods or beverages contain phosphorus, look for ingredients with the word “phosphate” in them. Processed foods and beverages often contain phosphate additives ...

Credit: Chatrawee Wiratgasem/Shutterstock. The Elandsfontein phosphate mine, a $160m (R2.89bn) South African phosphate project owned by billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Electrochemical immunosensors have emerged as alternatives for the early diagnosis of ...

Transfer RNA (tRNA) is a central component of protein synthesis and plays important roles in epigenetic regulation of gene expression in tumors. tRNAs are also involved in many cell processes ...