Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA transcripts. RNA splicing is a cellular process ...

The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets. Thomas Cech. W.W. Norton; 304 pages; $28.99 and £23.99 All this is the subject of Thomas Cech’s new book, “The Catalyst”. The author ...

Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The plastid genome of higher plants is transcribed by two different types of RNA polymerases named nucleus encoded RNA polymerase (NEP) and ...

It may soon be possible to identify Group 4 medulloblastomas --t he most common malignant brain tumor in children -- from more aggressive Group 3 tumors. Research based on a little-explored part of ...

CRISPR powers everything from gene editing to rapid diagnostics, but how did one of its most versatile branches arise? A new Cell study, “Functional RNA splitting drove the evolutionary emergence of ...