The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...
In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...
A breakthrough experiment, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers compelling support for ...
New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from ...
New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...
Researchers identify a shared RNA-protein interaction that could lead to broad-spectrum antiviral treatments for ...
A new paper published in Nature Biotechnology this week titled, “Template-independent enzymatic synthesis of RNA oligonucleotides,” provides details of a method for synthesizing single-stranded RNA ...
While the COVID-19 vaccines introduced many people to RNA-based medicines, RNA oligonucleotides have already been on the market for years to treat diseases like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and ...
To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have RNA. To ward off trouble, our cells clothe their RNA in sugars, Vijay ...