How do stem cells know what to become?Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still ...

Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have discovered how a small, naturally occurring RNA molecule in the kidney activates a mutated immune receptor, triggering ...

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared? In a time of ...

An artificial intelligence model predicts how brain immune cells react to RNA and DNA nanoparticles, helping scientists design safer and more effective nucleic acid therapies faster.

Using single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic screening, the researchers identified key surface proteins that mediate ...

Epitranscriptomics, the study of dynamic co- or post-transcriptional modifications on RNA, has emerged as a vibrant field in ...

Researchers have uncovered genetic elements that drive the rapid development of marsupials' facial features.

Scientists found a virus-like living entity in human bodies named "obelisks" - small loops of RNA, each a thousand genetic ...

COVID-19 vaccines were game changing during the course of the pandemic; now another benefit is emerging—the same vaccines are ...

Jonathan Henninger, an assistant professor of biological sciences, is part of a growing movement in the life sciences exploring how ribonucleic acid, known as RNA, can be harnessed to develop ...

The newly established lab of Dr. Madalena Reimão Pinto investigates the molecular mechanisms regulating mRNA translation during zebrafish embryogenesis. As embryos develop, how do cells know how much ...