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

Study reveals how cells regulate repair protein production to prevent DNA damage over-repair or under-repair, aiding cell ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

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

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

A new study reveals that blocking ribosomal RNA production rewires cancer cell behavior and could help treat genetically ...

Scientists in Spain and China discovered that HSV-1 begins rewriting the architecture of human genes just one hour after ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered how a key protein from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBNA-LP, ...

Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a more sensitive liquid biopsy test that uses RNA instead of DNA for detecting cancer. Using blood samples from patients with colorectal cancer, ...

A study from the University of Chicago introduces an RNA-based liquid biopsy that detects early-stage colorectal cancer with ...

The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...