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In eukaryotic cells, transcription occurs in the nucleus, and translation occurs at the ribosomes in the cytoplasm. In prokaryotic cells and bacterium, both transcription and translation happen in the …

In this article, we'll take a closer look at the cap, tail, and splicing modifications that eukaryotic RNA transcripts receive, seeing how they're carried out and why they are important for making sure we get …

All cells have membranes (the building), DNA (the various blueprints), and ribosomes (the production line), and so are able to make proteins (the product - let’s say we’re making toys). This article will …

Decoding messages is also a key step in gene expression, in which information from a gene is read out to build a protein. In this article, we'll take a closer look at the genetic code, which allows DNA and …

That is, we'll see how the expression of genes in eukaryotes (like us!) can be controlled at various stages, from the availability of DNA to the production of mRNAs to the translation and processing of …

While DNA stores genetic information, RNA is involved in protein synthesis and gene regulation, as well as storing genetic information in some viruses. DNA and RNA also have different structures; DNA's …

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It's divided into two parts: the ribosome-studded rough endoplasmic reticulum, where protein synthesis occurs, and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, responsible for lipid synthesis and detoxification.

DNA is made out of protein, and although enzymes are also protein, they only serve to speed up the reaction and are going to emerge out of the reaction unchanged.