In living organisms today, complex molecules like RNA and DNA are constructed with the help of enzymes. So how did these molecules form before life (and enzymes) existed? Why did some molecules end up ...

New England Biolabs (NEB®) today announced the launch of the NEBNext Low-bias Small RNA Library Prep Kit, designed to ...

DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

Findings on sperm RNA suggest new biomarkers for IVF success, potentially improving embryo selection and reducing cycles ...

The sugar ribose is more quickly phosphorylated compared to other sugars with the same chemical formula but a different shape. This selective phosphorylation could explain how ribose became the sugar ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology ...

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals ...

Researchers identify a stress-responsive RNA fragment in kidney cells that may serve as a biomarker and open new avenues for ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown function of RNA, potentially opening the door to new ways to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

Linked to neurological disorders, repeat RNAs aggregate inside droplets but can be disassembled with an engineered piece of ...

Whole transcriptome sequencing RNA library preparation gets a boost from the latest automated liquid handling technology.

A new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University has uncovered that certain ocean viruses—specifically RNA viruses—may ...