Ancient DNA has been pulled from a permafrost-preserved woolly mammoth found in Siberia, and scientists are thrilled. They ...

A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests ...

The origin of the first living molecules on our planet has long been debated. However, recent experiments are revealing new ...

Now, a pair of Scripps Research Institute scientists has taken a significant step toward answering that question. The scientists have synthesized for the first time RNA enzymes that can replicate ...

People with hepatitis C virus who inject drugs could be evaluated for cure approximately 2 months earlier than current ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nucleic acids are becoming increasingly popular for assembling nanoscale structures, thanks to their programmable dimensionality and direct applications in the biological field.

Image showing activity-induced local expression of long noncoding RNA Gas5 in primary cortical neurons, in vitro. Red and blue indicate Gas5 and DAPI, respectively. Synaptic marker, PSD95 is labelled ...

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

A newly identified class of RNA molecules has been discovered in bacteria living inside the human body. These circular genetic structures, termed obelisks, differ from known viruses and bacteria and ...

Researchers have discovered a new way ribonucleic acid (RNA) impacts fear-related learning and memory. Researchers demonstrated that a noncoding RNA known as Gas5 coordinates the trafficking and ...