A commonly used strategy in the development of messenger RNA (mRNA) medicine is based on the destruction of disease-causing mRNA. Achieving the opposite and stabilizing health-promoting mRNA is still ...
Long known as a messenger within cells, RNA is increasingly seen as life’s molecular communication system—even between ...
According to microbiologist Susanne Erdmann, RNA can morph into different forms, acting as an enzyme, latching onto DNA, and ...
Inside every cell, inside every nucleus, your continued existence depends on an incredibly complicated dance. Proteins are constantly wrapping and unwrapping DNA, and even minor missteps can lead to ...
In a finding that offers fresh insights into the early evolution of life on Earth, two RIKEN biologists have conducted lab ...
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including ...
Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team ...
Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team has now gained new insights into the DNA damage response.
In 2020, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the scientists for the discovery of CRISPR–Cas9 system, a revolutionary genome editing technology that advanced DNA therapeutics ...