Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

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

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals ...

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

Researchers discovered a previously unknown function of RNA, potentially opening the door to new ways to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

Over billions of years, complex molecules like DNA, RNA and proteins formed in this setting before, ultimately, the first cells emerged. To date, however, nobody has been able to explain exactly ...

The enzymes that handle DNA molecules are often called "polymerases," but the -ase suffix denotes an enzyme. When not undergoing replication, ... (Where DNA uses thymine, RNA uses uracil.) ...

A strategy that analyzes the structural properties of RNA could help identify regions that are promising targets for antiviral drugs.

Linked to neurological disorders, repeat RNAs aggregate inside droplets but can be disassembled with an engineered piece of ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...