Certain types of biochemical processes can impair the immune system's ability to recognize and kill cancer cells. Purdue ...

New research published in Nature has uncovered powerful evidence that may explain why a new chemical modification of RNA is ...

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in ...

Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously ...

Using artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have come up with a new way to design nanoparticles that can more efficiently ...

The collaboration will explore RNA-based small molecule drug candidates aimed at neurological conditions where existing ...

A team of doctors and researchers has used artificial intelligence (AI) to develop what they claim could be a new way to more ...

As aging progresses, the quality of DNA and proteins inside cells declines, which is known to be the cause of various ...

Similar to the way the caps on the ends of a shoelace prevent it from fraying, telomeres—regions of repetitive DNA sequences ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

Transfer RNA (tRNA) then carries the appropriate amino acids into the ribosome for inclusion in the new protein. Meanwhile, the ribosomes themselves consist largely of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) molecules.

RNA is a crucial linchpin of many cellular activities, including the process by which genetic material is expressed as proteins. The more scientists study RNA, the more surprises they continue to ...