The enzyme RNA polymerase (RNAP) carries out transcription, copying DNA into RNA. It's the first step in gene expression, and ...

New research shows how certain orphan noncoding RNA — oncRNA — can be predictable enough to be a ‘bar code’ identifying ...

Although the genetic material of most living organisms is DNA, various self-replicating agents rely instead on RNA, including ...

New research reveals that sunburn may be caused by RNA damage, not DNA, challenging long-held beliefs about UV exposure.

A new method developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions allows researchers to better understand how RNA works. The method is a powerful strategy for identifying intricate ...

Two University of Chicago scholars have been elected to theNational Academy of Sciences, joining other scientists and researchers chosen in “recognition of their distinguished a ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, the Salk Institute and Sanford Burnham Prebys have ...

The AIRFoundry facility — funded by a six-year, $18 million National Science Foundation grant — brings together researchers ...

A stabilized mRNA carrier turns tumor injection into broader immune activation by extending vaccine delivery to lymph nodes ...

Capture-seq, CAMP4 has assembled what it believes to be the largest catalog of regRNAs ever compiled, uncovering thousands of previously undiscovered regRNAs in human cells New research enables the ...

Researchers developed a new RNA sequencing strategy that can reveal how genetic variants disrupt gene function and improve the diagnosis of rare diseases. The study team demonstrated that this ...

A molecule so small it could fit on a Post-it note of genetic code has just pulled off something scientists have chased for ...