RNA is a fundamental molecule of life that plays diverse structural, functional, and regulatory roles in all organisms and pathogenic viruses. In recent years, the discovery of new classes of RNA ...

There are many molecules with therapeutic potential, but it can be a challenge to deliver them to the right places at the right times. RNA is one such molecule; the sequences for different proteins ...

An interdisciplinary research team from two working groups at the Center for Synthetic Biology at TU Darmstadt has developed ...

Years of experiments and databases filled with RNA-seq results belie the simple reality that, until fairly recently, it was impossible to analyze RNA directly. The RNA-seq studies performed with ...

In recent decades, significant advances in science and technology have greatly enhanced understanding of the many biological molecules that contribute to life’s complexity. RNA is one such molecule ...

What are Micro-RNAs (miRNAs)? Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding RNA molecules that play a crucial role in regulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. These tiny ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

One of the greatest mysteries of our planet is how a soup of lifeless chemicals transformed into the first living cell. There are several competing theories about where this happened, from frozen ...

This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences, National Institutes of Health, and The Warren Alpert Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or ...

Preface -- Credits -- Dictionary -- Biochemistry chronology -- Bioinformatics (feature) -- Cell biology chronology -- Genetically modified organisms (feature ...