The discovery of catalytic RNA transformed our understanding of life's beginnings. Clare Sansom explores how the RNA world ...

Life on Earth may have started with a molecule that still runs our cells today. As researchers probe ribonucleic acid in the ...

Lenacapavir (LEN) is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and was first approved for individuals with ...

Upregulated expression of transcription factors promoting cone identity in late-stage retinal progenitors drives development ...

Hidden inside the human body, scientists have uncovered thousands of bizarre RNA loops unlike anything in biology. These ...

Universal rRNA depletion can put the power of RNA-seq at the disposal of researchers studying any organism, from dangerous pathogens to vital plant crops. The RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) revolution is ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report in Science Advances a breakthrough in human norovirus (HuNoV) research.

Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the ...

When researchers first observed the presence of circular RNAs in the 1970s, they were an inexplicable biological oddity — and they remained so for many years afterward. The field of RNA biology was in ...

Nipah vs COVID-19: Unlike most viral infections, the Nipah virus doesn’t just attack organs, it hijacks the immune system ...

VV116 acts as a "prodrug" that suppresses viral replication. It essentially "jams" the machinery (RNA) the virus needs to ...

The power of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing has made it possible to design genetic sequences encoding ...