A new PLOS Pathogens study finds that the microRNA-1246 regulates macrophage lipid metabolism and helps explain why some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study uncovers how amino acids could have linked with RNA under early Earth conditions, shedding light on the origin of life ...

RNA and DNA are chemical cousins. But one tiny difference between them (an extra oxygen atom repeated along RNA’s backbone) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Christoph Burgstedt/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The RNA world hypothesis posits that molecules made up of ribonucleic acids (RNA) ...

In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and relies on proteins to replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At the same time, proteins require instructions from DNA to be made ...

Despite being made from a relatively simple set of building blocks, ribonucleic acid (RNA) has a broad array of complex responsibilities. From providing structure to carrying the instructions for ...

A new full-length transcriptome study reveals extensive alternative splicing and identifies three MYB113 genes, including the ...

A newly revealed “aging cliff” in sperm RNA marks a conserved molecular transition from youth to later life, offering fresh insight into how a father’s age may influence the earliest stages of ...

Rather than another instance of on-shoring enthusiasm, ARPA-H’s personalized RNA drug production network project should be ...

Scientists may have found a clue to one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the origin of life: how fragile RNA molecules could gather and survive before cells existed. New research shows that RNA is ...

The RNA world hypothesis posits that molecules made up of ribonucleic acids (RNA) are responsible for kickstarting evolution and all life on Earth – and scientists just discovered a crucial new piece ...

More than four billion years ago, Earth was a very different place. Pools of water froze and thawed in cycles, minerals shaped reactions, and molecules bumped into each other by chance. Out of this ...