Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown ...

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A Purdue University team has discovered a new therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer. The research, led by Kyle ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for ...

Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and ...

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Acid resistance is a crucial property that enterobacteria must possess to withstand host acidic environments during infection ...

According to research from a team at the University of Utah Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, ...

The natural RNAi mechanism can be directed by either short interfering RNA (siRNA) or microRNA (miRNA). 1 There are four key steps in the RNAi pathway. When miRNA acts as the guide for RNAi, only a ...

Scientists are consistently one-upping each other when it comes to finding the oldest molecules from fossils. The race even includes the notoriously fragile RNA. “It’s groundbreaking,” said Oliver ...