In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

Only recently has the ribosome—one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms—been recognized as an active ...

A child with a rare genetic disorder — spinal muscular atrophy type I — was treated prenatally for the first time. Courtesy of Jakob Owens  via Unsplash During an amniocentesis test, a long, thin ...

To date, more than 100 types of RNA modifications, including mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, and lncRNA modifications, have been discovered (1). The most common modification of RNA is methylation, and the ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. But those battling the disease saw promising results in the small clinical trial of an mRNA vaccine.

His scientific history began in the 60s when he approached molecular biology with the study of tRNA in the bacterium Streptomyces fradiae ... the tight coupling between the presence of rRNA and the ...

A combination of mRNA and a new lipid nanoparticle could help heal damaged lungs, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Viruses ...

The Montana House on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have banned mRNA vaccines statewide, including the Covid-19 vaccine. After passing out of committee on a party line vote last week ...

The study found that the new mRNA vaccine was successful in triggering an immune defence response that helped to reduce TB numbers in infected mice. In addition, the researchers discovered that ...

Under optimal growth conditions, ANG is predominantly located in the nucleus where it stimulates rRNA biogenesis to promote cell growth ... generating two smaller RNA species called tRNA-derived ...