RNA has emerged as one of the most promising molecules in modern medicine, enabling advances from mRNA vaccines and gene ...

New research could help make future mRNA vaccines easier to store and distribute. The study, involving RMIT University, the ...

Inherited retinal degenerations are a diverse group of genetic disorders that result in progressive vision loss. Advances in ...

RNA interference is a natural mechanism for living cells to control whether specific genes are being used or not.

Could a viral infection you experience today cause mental health disorders for generations of your descendants? Absolutely.

Korean researchers have uncovered the assembly mechanism behind a protein that regulates gene expression, opening the door to ...

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have unveiled a new tool for analyzing RNA molecules. It visualizes their structures as interactive maps and could help to improve our understanding of ...

I was born in Washington, DC, in 1964, the oldest of three sisters, but the place that truly formed me as a scientist was Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Growing up there, far from the mainland ...

Historically, drug discovery has centred around proteins but as targets become increasing saturated, novel RNA-targeting drugs indicate potential in rare diseases and oncology. Photo by Christoph ...

There are plenty of unanswered questions about the origin of life on Earth. But the research community has largely reached consensus that one of the key steps was the emergence of an RNA molecule that ...

Recently, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the end of federal credits for automakers that install start/stop systems, part of a broader overhaul of greenhouse gas ...

The recent discovery of glycoRNAs on the cell surface upended the world of cell biology. These glycoRNAs were found to form highly organized clusters with cell surface RNA binding proteins (csRBPs), ...