DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

To build proteins, cells rely on a molecule called transfer RNA, or tRNA. tRNAs act like protein-building couriers, where ...

No longer a mere assistant who carries out the commands of DNA, RNA takes the lead in emerging therapeutics.

Retroviruses have a stretch of RNA that dimerizes during viral particle formation. A new study suggests that RNA flexibility in the monomeric form may facilitate dimerization or other RNA ...

New research has shown how harmful RNA clusters form in neurological disorders, and how they can be prevented and ...

The COVID pandemic illustrated how urgently we need antiviral medications capable of treating coronavirus infections.

Look inside a brain cell with Huntington's disease or ALS and you are likely to find RNA clumped together.These solid-like clusters ...

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Now, researchers from Kyushu University have revealed that the smallest known protein-based tRNA-processing enzyme, called ...

Results reveal that weight loss has significant effects on cellular processes that are known to affect metabolic health and ...

In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding ...