An international team of scientists has designed a new type of therapy to target the mutant toxic RNA that causes myotonic ...

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

Increasing paternal age has been linked to elevated health risks for the next generation, including higher risks of obesity ...

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...

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

DNA is the backbone of the genetic code so, logically, decoding and understanding the genetic sequence along with epigenetic modifications came first. Yet, RNA and the emerging field of ...

Researchers say discoveries could expand the CRISPR toolbox and lead to more efficient, rapid diagnostic tools for detecting COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

When scientists sliced into a block of Siberian permafrost and pulled out a woolly mammoth nicknamed Yuka, they expected to ...

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most known CRISPR systems target invading pathogens' DNA and chop it up to ...