Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

Cells contain a blueprint in the form of DNA that dictates what they can make. This blueprint is converted into a message ...

The first sprayable insecticide made of RNA can target and kill ravenous Colorado potato beetles while sparing most ...

RNA interference (RNAi) is a natural process in which RNA molecules control the function of specific genes by inactivating them. This technology has been instrumental in regulating pathogenic genes.

A study reveals how RNA modifications regulate the transformation of stem cells into retinal cells. The protein METTL3, which ...

Cells contain a blueprint in the form of DNA that dictates what they can make.This blueprint is converted into a message, or mRNA, which is then ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly ...

Experiments on yeast show that the nuclear pore complex has a central role in the loss of chromosomes associated with aging.

A research team has uncovered how peanuts develop their remarkable underground pods by constructing the first single-cell ...