RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins.

Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...

A research group at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has identified a candidate ...

Discover how a tiny RNA molecule serves as a molecular switch in viral infections, providing insights into phage biology.

As antibiotic-resistant bacteria threaten global health, Hebrew University scientists use innovative method to discover PreS, ...

Renowned molecular biologist Yunsun Nam, Ph.D., Professor in the Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Doris and ...

A local doctor has been recognized for her contributions to science. Dr. Lynne Maquat is the director of the University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology. She was awarded the 2024 Albany Medical ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

A team of researchers led by University of California, Riverside biomedical scientists has identified a small, previously ...

Researchers have made a significant advance in understanding how genes are controlled in living organisms. The new study focuses on critical snippets of RNA in the tiny, transparent roundworm ...

All starting from the same DNA, neurons ultimately take on individual characteristics in the brain and body. Differences in ...

AMES, Iowa -- When Walter Moss first began studying RNA structures, it was a somewhat obscure realm of basic science. A handful of RNA-based drug treatments had been approved for specific diseases, ...