RNA is a central biological macromolecule, now widely harnessed in medicine and nanotechnology. Like proteins, RNA function often depends on its precise three-dimensional structure. A recent study ...

The basic ingredients for life as we know it are common in the cosmos. Scientists are still learning which of those ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA — Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have determined the three-dimensional structure of an RNA enzyme, or “ribozyme,” that carries out a fundamental reaction ...

Scientists have identified a new RNA molecule that may play a key role in improving survival in cancer patients.

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Scientists may have a step forward in understanding how life on our planet came to exist. The mystery of how tiny molecules of RNA came to be enclosed within membranes, forming the very first cells, ...

Nucleic acids are complex biological molecules that store and transmit genetic information in all living organisms. They are essential for the survival and reproduction of life on Earth. The two main ...

Before RNA and after : geophysical and geochemical constraints on molecular evolution / Stephen J. Mojzsis, Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, and Gustaf Arrhenius -- Prospects for understanding the origin ...

AMES, Iowa -- When Walter Moss first began studying RNA structures, it was a somewhat obscure realm of basic science. A handful of RNA-based drug treatments had been approved for specific diseases, ...

Cells rely on tiny molecules called microRNAs to tune which genes are active and when. Cells must carefully control the ...