In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. 'Jumping genes' are one cause of mutations, but cells try and combat them with a specialized RNA called piRNA.

But to date this technology - which allows scientists to use a "guide" RNA to modify DNA sequences and evaluate the effects - ...

Researchers at Martin Luther University have developed groundbreaking RNA-based agents that offer high levels of protection ...

Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this ...

New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in ...

Breakthrough discovery in cancer research! Scientists uncover a simple genetic strategy to combat aggressive cancers. Learn ...

Alternative splicing (AS) of pre-mRNA plays a crucial role in tissue-specific gene regulation, with disease implications due to splicing defects. Predicting and manipulating AS can therefore uncover ...

Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) are non-coding RNA molecules whose role in gene regulation and their association with certain diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or colorectal cancer, ...

Despite growing competition in the transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) field, Alnylam is hoping its RNA ...