Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, Aalto University and the University of Oulu have developed a new ...

Vaccines using mRNA are currently being studied for a wide range of diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, ...

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules may be best known for their job ferrying the genetic information encoded in DNA to a cell's ...

At MIT, one genome researcher is testing a different approach. Bin Zhang, associate professor of chemistry and the leader of ...

RNA-based technologies are a powerful molecular biology toolbox, empowering scientists to decipher the complexities of living ...

The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

The RNA cloud formed around genes regulates their readout into RNA. Triplexes help define where in the genome a cloud forms. Proteins and other fl ...

In the earliest hours after fertilization, an embryo takes its first steps toward becoming a living organism by shedding ...

While they’ve played a role in human evolution, they can also cause problems like cancer, brain disorders, and even aging.