Chemists at University College London have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could have spontaneously joined together at the origin of ...

RNA-binding proteins use a dual binding mechanism involving zinc finger (ZnF) domains and intrinsically disordered regions (IDR), reports a new study from the Institute of Science, Tokyo, Japan. Using ...

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 ...

For the first time, researchers have successfully extracted and decoded RNA from an extinct animal. The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, was a wolflike marsupial that went extinct after ...

HOUSTON and IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Circurna, (www.circurna.com) a biotechnology company advancing its proprietary ciRNA™ circular RNA platform, and GATC Health, a leading ...

Octopuses are curious and clever. They can solve mazes and puzzles, use tools, and are masters of camouflage. These complex abilities are powered by their sophisticated and giant brains. Now, in the ...

Arnatar Therapeutics has unveiled with $52 million in series A financing to bankroll new RNA-based therapies, including a candidate that takes aim at a rare genetic disease called Alagille syndrome ...