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

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

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Different classes of non-coding RNAs participate in different cellular processes; for example, gene expression regulation (miRNAs, piRNAs, lncRNAs), RNA maturation (snRNAs, snoRNAs) and protein ...

Cucumbers, a summer staple of salads and sandwiches, are a valuable commercial crop. They also have a less well-known role as ...

Researchers found that a single silent mutation in a cucumber gene changes RNA structure, leading to 70% longer fruits. This ...

Human DNA contains roughly 3 billion letters of genetic code. However, we understand only a fraction of what this vast ...

Cucumbers, a summer staple of salads and sandwiches, are a valuable commercial crop. They also have a less well-known role as ...

A research team led by Prof. Gu Hongcang and Zhang Fan from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy ...

A strategy that analyzes the structural properties of RNA could help identify regions that are promising targets for antiviral drugs.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States. Thanks to decades of fundamental research, ...