With the discovery of the molecular structure of the DNA double helix in 1953, researchers turned to the structure of ribonucleic acid (RNA) as the next critical puzzle to be solved on the road to ...

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

RNA is a single stranded molecule containing a ribose sugar. It has a distinctive structure and, unlike DNA, there are variations and various types of RNA structures. A base is attached to the 1 ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology ...

Enzymes carry out a chemical reaction on the RNA, using a helper molecule called S-adenosylmethionine, or SAM for short, which is important for many processes in the cell." SAMURI also uses SAM to ...

The understanding of how RNA structure affects RNA function and the ability to engineer plant genomes at the RNA cellular level, ... In vivo single-molecule analysis reveals COOLAIR RNA structural ...

Summary: New research reveals how a tiny chemical mark on RNA helps wire the brain during development. Scientists discovered ...

RNA forms in the nucleolus, and then moves to specialized regions of the cytoplasm depending on the type of RNA formed. Reactivity: Due to its deoxyribose sugar, which contains one less ...

RNA molecules are an integral part of the human body: In cells, they ensure the transfer of genetic information and regulate the activity of genes. Some even act as catalysts, allowing chemical ...

AlphaFold 3 has a library of molecular structures. Researchers input a list of molecules they want to combine, then AlphaFold 3 uses a diffusion method to generate a 3D model of the new structure.