The ‘RNA world’ scenario, which proposes that RNA was the first complex molecule to turn Earth’s primordial soup into living chemistry, has found new support 1. Like DNA, RNA can store genetic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For 400 million years, a leading hypothesis claims, Earth was an “RNA World,” meaning that life must’ve ...

Salk scientists engineered a right-handed RNA enzyme (bottom left) that can combine left-handed RNA fragments (bottom right) to create a mirror image of itself. The new left-handed RNA enzyme (top ...

Scientists have long pondered the beginnings of life on Earth. One theory is that RNA, which is ubiquitous across all domains of life, played a central role in early life. Similar to DNA, RNA ...

Novo Nordisk has both internal research and external alliances pursuing new drugs that could shape the next generation of metabolic medicines. The pharmaceutical giant’s latest move is a partnership ...