Scientists have sequenced RNA from a nearly 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth leg, the oldest ancient RNA ever recovered. These ...

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that do not code for proteins. Once considered mere transcriptional noise, lncRNAs are now known to play vital roles in ...

Scientists have uncovered how too much sunlight can flip a hidden switch inside skin cells that makes inflammation spiral out of control and increases the risk of cancer. Their research reveals that ...

This article explores how challenges such as sequence optimization, immune activation and off-target effects are being ...

Obelisks are <1 kb RNA replicators with protein-coding genes and ribozymes * Found in 50% of oral and 7% of gut microbiomes, indicating widespread presence * Their impact on //human health remains ...

New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and ...

Researchers have found a small but powerful switch inside breast cancer cells that helps them survive stressful conditions.

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

Many methods are still being explored. Scientists make key breakthrough in fight to protect food supply — here's what's ...

As the planet heats, polar bears in southeastern Greenland appear to be adjusting to warmer conditions, new research from the ...