The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...

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 ...

A breakthrough experiment, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers compelling support for ...

Scientists provide fresh insights on the origins of life, presenting compelling evidence supporting the 'RNA World' hypothesis. The study unveils an RNA enzyme that can make accurate copies of other ...

Researchers identify a shared RNA-protein interaction that could lead to broad-spectrum antiviral treatments for ...

Biologists mapping the human microbiome expected to find new bacteria and viruses, not entities that slip through every ...

Nicholas Dreisbach (left) is a Senior Associate Scientist in the RNA team at ElevateBio (MA, USA), where he deploys his skills as an expert in capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE) technologies. His ...

Sean Ryder, professor at UMass Chan Medical School, has written a book to delve the mysteries of ribonucleic acid as a tool to fight diseases. Messenger ribonucleic acid, or mRNA, is in the public ...

Discover how a tiny RNA molecule serves as a molecular switch in viral infections, providing insights into phage biology.

Many writers grouse when an editor makes a change in a story, but the consequences of changing a single word usually aren’t that dire. Not so with genetic instructions for making proteins. Even a ...