RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins.

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

Swedish scientists retrieved RNA from an extinct Tasmanian tiger to help trace the genes that were active in the animal’s ...

Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative computational method, called ddHodge, that can reconstruct ...

Multiple forms of double-stranded RNA (blue, magenta, orange structures) cross cell membranes with the help of a conserved protein located in novel sites (colored by depth) throughout the roundworm's ...

Cancers driven by hiccups in RNA processing can’t hide from our immune system, according to new work published today in Cell. A cross-institutional team Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

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

Eight years ago, 10x Genomics launched the first commercially available single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) product for the company’s flagship instrument, the 10x Chromium. (This occurred one year ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For a molecule of RNA, the world is a dangerous place. Unlike DNA, which can persist for millions of years in its remarkably stable, ...