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

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

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have identified a conserved small RNA molecule that enables bacteriophages to reprogramme bacterial cells following infection, a finding that ...

Researchers have visualized how a large RNA molecule assembles itself into a functional machine. RNA is a central biological macromolecule, now widely harnessed in medicine and nanotechnology. Like ...

The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets. Thomas Cech. W.W. Norton; 304 pages; $28.99 and £23.99 All this is the subject of Thomas Cech’s new book, “The Catalyst”. The author ...

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

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise. For the first time, scientists have created a molecule that can identify ...

Preclinical in vivo data demonstrate hyper-precise mechanism directly targets the disease-causing mRNA repeats leading to correction of splicing defects and reversal of myotonia Oral administration of ...