The extraction of high‐quality RNA from plant tissues is a critical prerequisite for gene expression studies and other molecular analyses. Over the past decades, researchers have refined methods ...

Here, we outline some of the latest techniques for performing high-quality RNA extraction from plant and fungal samples.

Scientists optimize a mangrove root RNA isolation protocol to achieve higher yields and purity from tissues rich in secondary metabolites.

The quest for new viral disease therapies and test kits has placed greater emphasis on RNA isolation and extraction. New technologies have been introduced that offer greater simplicity, cost ...

Pramod Prasad, J. Kumar, An RNA isolation protocol for recovery of high quality functional RNA from fungi and plants, Current Science, Vol. 102, No. 9 (10 May 2012), pp. 1257-1260 ...

RNA and DNA extraction kits take formalin-fixed tissue samples by storm, enabling superior quality and yields. Researchers using standard extraction protocols that heat samples to eliminate ...

Plants need an internal communication system to coordinate their development and growth. Within a plant, cells message each other with pieces of RNA. A professor discovered a protein that carries ...

A new nanotube-based RNA delivery system boosts plant regeneration by switching off a molecule that blocks shoot growth, ...

Serving as the representative plant species in most plant research across the last half century, Arabidopsis thaliana (thale ...

RNA's role in plant and human health RNA plays critical roles in the cell, ranging from acting as messengers to translating genetic code into proteins, catalyzing reactions and even regulating ...