Our genes contain all the instructions our body needs to function, but their expression must be finely regulated to guarantee that each cell performs its role optimally. This is where DNA and RNA ...
The interior of a cell is packed with proteins and nucleic acids, such as RNA, all of which need to perform specific ...
This story is part of our series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. The story is also the second installment in a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes ...
RNA is more than just a transitional state between DNA and protein. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Recognized with the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, Ambros ...
Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially severe form of damage called a double-strand break involves the severing of both strands of the DNA double ...
Researchers analyzed RNA from the 130-year-old tissue of a Tasmanian tiger, a carnivorous marsupial that went extinct nine decades ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
University of Houston Assistant Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Quentin Vicens has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to unravel the ...