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

Scientists have created an artificial RNA system that can copy itself using simple building blocks and temperature changes.

Whole transcriptome sequencing RNA library preparation gets a boost from the latest automated liquid handling technology.

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

Scientists have known for years that minuscule strings of genetic material called small RNA are critically important to our genetic makeup, but finding out what they do hasn't been easy. Now a ...

Liquid biopsies are tests that detect signs of cancer through a simple blood draw. Unlike traditional biopsies, which require removing a piece of tissue, a liquid biopsy typically looks for mutations ...

A new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University has uncovered that certain ocean viruses—specifically RNA viruses—may ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides a road map to develop the capacity to sequence any RNA molecule from any biological system with ...

March 15, 2008 (Vol. 28, No. 6) Technology Is Improving Efficiency of Processing Small and Degraded Specimens Analysis of RNA provides the gateway to deciphering cells’ intricate workings. Such ...

Joyce’s experiment in the 1980s set out to test that idea, but its failure called into question how right-handed RNA molecules could form from the ingredients of the primordial soup. “It was a ...

The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets. Thomas Cech. W.W. Norton; 304 pages; $28.99 and £23.99 W hat you see depends on how you look. For years students of cell bio ...

RNA, if mentioned at all, is considered a mere messenger, a go-between — easy to ignore. Until now. ... It turns out that they are involved in every step of gene activity, ...