New research published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine indicates that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, produces microRNAs that can have impacts on infected…
Some RNA Molecules Have Unexpected Sugar Coating Sugars attach to certain RNA molecules on the outside membrane of the cell. The newly discovered “glycoRNAs” may…
Research suggests the products of transcription — RNA molecules — regulate their own production through a feedback loop. At any given moment in the human…
Discovery boosts theory that life on our planet arose from RNA-DNA mix. Chemists at Scripps Research have made a discovery that supports a surprising new…
CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that has enabled researchers to study the function of different genes in model organisms. Scientists at the Stowers Institute for…
Small RNAs Link Immune System and Brain Cells Recent studies have found a high genetic similarity of the psychiatric diseases schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, whose…
Researchers develop a method to isolate and sequence the RNA of T cells that react to a specific target. When your immune system is exposed…
Uncovering how the first biological molecules (like proteins and DNA) arose is a major goal for researchers attempting to solve the origins of life. SLU…
Heart muscle can continue to die even after restoring blood following a heart attack, and scientists have new evidence that one way to help it…
First cells on ancient Earth may have emerged because building blocks of proteins stabilized membranes. Life on Earth arose about 4 billion years ago when…
Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to produce therapeutic proteins, holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases. The biggest obstacle to this approach…
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found a potential new pathway to regulate immune response and potentially control inflammatory diseases of the…
Scientists have created a new type of genetic replication system which demonstrates how the first life on Earth – in the form of RNA –…
An employee of Belozersky Research Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology (RI PCB), MSU together with a Russian colleague analyzed the ways of increasing the survivability of…
New research has shown how an unusual gene is needed for brain development in young mice. Since the human genome was first sequenced in 2001,…
A Yale-led research team developed a new RNA therapy, delivered through the nose, to treat mice infected with West Nile Virus. The innovative approach reduced…
A tiny RNA molecule plays a big role in the development of two diseases affecting billions of people worldwide: heart disease and obesity. Yale researchers…
Nanotechnologists are using DNA, the genetic material present in living organisms, as well as its multifunctional cousin RNA as the raw material in efforts to…