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

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double helix—Crick laid out what he called the “central dogma” of molecular ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs ...

A new study published in Nature Biotechnology shows that stem cell differentiation is linked to cellular structures called ...

The natural RNAi mechanism can be directed by either short interfering RNA (siRNA) or microRNA (miRNA). 1 There are four key steps in the RNAi pathway. When miRNA acts as the guide for RNAi, only a ...

People are still debating whether the mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines remains in the body longer than it should. Some say it lingers and causes harm, others say that idea just doesn’t hold up. A new ...

Nutcracker Therapeutics is driving down costs, accelerating speed of processing and improving scalability with an end-to-end, GMP-grade production process. Healthcare is on the cusp of a ...

Diagnosing heart failure in women can be particularly challenging. New research on biomarkers may lead to more accurate ...

Novartis is buying Avidity Biosciences for $12 billion, picking up RNA-based medicines for neuromuscular diseases as it seeks ...