There are many molecules with therapeutic potential, but it can be a challenge to deliver them to the right places at the ...

This study is the first to demonstrate that certain tRNA introns influence gene expression. Scientists have discovered that ...

Many people follow the golden rules of avoiding direct sunlight between the hours of noon and 3 p.m., staying in […] ...

RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA ...

The CRISPR-Cas gene scissors offer a wide range of potential applications, from the treatment of genetic diseases to ...

Two human cells making RNA made visible by the bioluminescent lantern in pink (middle image). On the left, the same cells making a fluorescent protein that’s distributed evenly throughout the two ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

However, a new study by the University of Copenhagen and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, reveals that RNA, another vital cellular molecule, plays a major role in triggering acute ...

RNA is extremely fragile, and thus rapidly broken down if it is not protected. The study produces some of the first evidence that plants can secrete viable RNA onto the surfaces of their leaves.

Enzymes called RNA polymerases transcribe DNA into RNA. RNA is the intermediary that carries the information contained within DNA to the ribosomes, where the genetic information is synthesized into ...

RNA plays an important role in this inactivation process. Specifically, Xist RNA, a long noncoding RNA molecule, is responsible for crumpling up one copy of an X chromosome in each female cell.