The human body has always been crowded with microscopic passengers, from bacteria to viruses and fungi. Over the past two ...

Researchers find obelisks, mysterious RNA molecules in human bacteria that challenge our understanding of viruses and ...

This strange microscopic structure may whisper ancient evolutionary secrets.

Endosomes (green) in human cells. Credit: Biozentrum, University of Basel A recent study involving researchers from the University of Basel reveals that slowing down the intracellular transport of RNA ...

Pancreatic cancer may evade the immune system using a clever molecular trick. Researchers found that the cancer-driving ...

A mysterious RNA molecule found only in breast cancer led researchers on a six-year hunt that uncovered an entire hidden layer of cancer biology. The story began with T3p, a tiny RNA molecule found in ...

It’s no secret that we need new ways to treat and detect disease, including cancer. Specifically, we need better biomarkers that can be used for diagnosis and better ways to selectively get medicine ...

Increasing paternal age has been linked to elevated health risks for the next generation, including higher risks of obesity ...

The technology, called the Viral-Engineered RNA-based Activation System (VERAS), hijacks the virus’s own replication machinery to switch on reporter or therapeutic genes precisely in infected cells.

The functioning of neurons, cells that transmit information in the nervous system, heavily relies on the production of ...

Scientists report that specific RNA patterns in blood may detect Parkinson’s disease early, opening a window for earlier care ...