RNA can fold into more complex configurations than scientists thought, raising questions about how important these 3D ...

Macrophages are considered the "scavenger cells" of the immune system, but some pathogens exploit these very cells as hiding ...

In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and proteins replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At ...

Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained attention as a promising ...

RNA can fold into more complex configurations than scientists thought, raising questions about how important these 3D ...

A ribozyme found by accident selectively repairs broken RNA, suggesting early life could have preserved its genetic code ...

Integrated DNA and RNA profiling reveals differences between bacterial presence and metabolic activity in carious ...

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...

In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and relies on proteins to replicate, repair and build from those ...

Researchers from Skoltech and other science centers in Russia have developed a reporter system—a tool for screening potential ...

Sugars are crucial components of RNA and DNA, the basis of all known organisms alive today. In a new study, the sugar ...

A new Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has explored the impacts ...