A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed into mRNA precursors, is correctly assembled into mature mRNA. Splicing is a ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

The research shows that as long as essential genes remain intact, our genomes can tolerate significant structural changes, ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought.

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

The redness, inflammation, and pain of sunburn may stem from damage to RNA, not DNA. “Sunburn damages the DNA, leading to cell death and inflammation. So the textbooks say,” said Assistant ...

Basic Research Guides the Development of New Therapeutic Strategies Knowledge of the structure and function of catalytic RNA is important for improving existing ribozymes and developing new ones.

The team believes that the structure was in use until the 8th century BCE, the middle of the period when the Kings of Judah ruled. A scarab seal from the 8th century BCE uncovered during the ...