Performing RNA sequencing concurrently with DNA sequencing improves detection of novel variants and classification of existing variants, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in JAMA ...

Similar to the way the caps on the ends of a shoelace prevent it from fraying, telomeres—regions of repetitive DNA sequences ...

RNA Polymerase (shown in blue) moves across a template strand of DNA (shown in purple) and transcribes it into RNA (shown in red). But DNA damage blocks the RNA polymerase, causing it to stall and ...

RNA in control By uncovering RNA’s previously unknown function to repair DNA damage, our findings show how RNA may directly contribute to the stability and evolution of the genome.

Date: April 9, 2024 Source: Weill Cornell Medicine Summary: Investigators have assembled the most comprehensive atlas to date of messenger RNA (mRNA) variants in the mouse and human brain.

A new study finds a genetic mutation may explain why. Here to tell us more is study co-author Jill Hollenbach, a professor of neurology and epidemiology at UC San Francisco.

These edits modify RNA, the molecule used to translate information from the genetic blueprint stored in DNA, while leaving the DNA unaltered. Scientists don’t yet know for sure why octopuses ...