To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have RNA. To ward off trouble, our cells clothe their RNA in sugars, Vijay ...

Researchers have now uncovered the 3D structure of the RNA enzyme SAMURI. Their study provides insights into the development of ribozymes and the evolution of catalytically active RNA. Researchers led ...

A molecule so small it could fit on a Post-it note of genetic code has just pulled off something scientists have chased for ...

The Tas protein uses an RNA guide to recognize a specific target DNA sequence. A vast search of natural diversity has led scientists at MIT’s McGovern Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and ...

Mammalian immunity has long been thought to rely solely on proteins and specialized immune cells. However, a newly proposed concept—RNA immunity—is reshaping this perspective. In a recent publication ...

The human body has to protect itself from pathogens and infectious agents, and there are a variety of ways for the immune system to sense foreign invaders, and react to the threats they may pose. But ...

The approval of messenger RNA (mRNA) based COVID-19 vaccines marked a pivotal scientific milestone, establishing mRNA as an innovative drug modality with immense therapeutic potential. However, due to ...

(Nanowerk News) In a leap forward for genetic engineering, a team of researchers from the Arc Institute have discovered the bridge recombinase mechanism, a precise and powerful tool to recombine and ...

Victor Ambros from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Gary Ruvkun from Harvard Medical School have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. They share the prize for ...