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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a biologically important type of molecule that consists of a long chain of nucleotide units. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a ribose sugar, and a phosphate.

Exceptional Number of Unknown Viruses Found in the Infants' Feces

Viruses are usually associated with illness. But our bodies are full of both bacteria and viruses that constantly proliferate and interact with each other in our gastrointestinal tract.

12 Apr 2023

Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Melanoma: Effect of Previous Treatments

According to a study conducted by UCLA, patients with advanced melanoma responded differently to PD-1 checkpoint blockade immunotherapy depending on a variety of variables, including whether or not they had previously received CTLA-4 blockade, another type of immunotherapy.

11 Apr 2023

Optimized Genome-Editing Method Vastly Reduces Mutations

CRISPR-Cas9 is frequently used to alter the genome by researching and editing disease-related genes. However, this approach is coupled with undesirable side effects including mutations and toxicity.

11 Apr 2023

New Epigenetic Vulnerability Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer that causes uncontrolled accumulation of white blood cells. Because of the poor outcomes of this disease, researchers across the globe have been on the hunt for new ways to treat AML, while preserving normal blood development.

10 Apr 2023

Novel Method can Measure the Abundance and Modification of tRNA Molecules in a Single Step

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules are present in all living cells, with different types of RNA having different jobs.

7 Apr 2023

Generation of Monkey Blastoids Using Optimized Protocol

Human embryo development and early organ development remain unclear due to ethical concerns about using embryos for research and a scarcity of materials to investigate.

7 Apr 2023

Newly Discovered Mechanism may Have Profound Implications for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Researchers at the Forsyth Institute have discovered an important mechanism that may have profound implications for how we prevent colorectal cancer. Oddly enough, their discovery began in the mouth.

5 Apr 2023

Experts Develop a New Mesoscopic Simulation Model of DNA Movement

The mesoscopic scale in physics and chemistry relates to the length scale on which the properties of a material or phenomenon can be researched without delving into the behaviour of individual atoms.

5 Apr 2023

Male Beetles Neglect Maintenance of Gametes When Competing for Mating Opportunities

Male beetles face a trade-off between competing with other males for mating opportunities and repairing damage to their sperm DNA, according to a study publishing April 4th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Mareike Koppik from Uppsala University, Sweden, and colleagues.

5 Apr 2023

Dengue Viruses Subvert Mosquito Biology to Tamp Down Human Immune Responses

The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that thwarts the human immune system and makes it easier for people to become infected with these potentially deadly viruses, new research reveals.

5 Apr 2023

Endothelial Deletion of Wt1 Gene During Coronary Vessel Formation Affects Embryonic Heart Development

How is the mammals' heart formed? What role do endothelial cells play? Do the same pathways and genes involved in the formation of the embryonic heart also play a role in repair processes?

4 Apr 2023

Jumping Genes in Various Cancers may be Used to Direct Novel Immunotherapies to Tumors

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that transposable elements in various cancers potentially may be used to harness novel immunotherapies against tumors that don't typically respond to immune-based treatments. Shown is a 3D rendering of cancer cells.

4 Apr 2023

First Steps Driving Antibiotic Resistance Discovered

Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. In 2019 alone, an estimated 1.3 million deaths were attributed to antibiotic resistant bacterial infections worldwide.

3 Apr 2023

Newly developed toolkit uses small molecules to control the activity of synthetic RNA

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc., has developed a new toolkit that uses small molecules to control the activity of a piece of synthetic RNA, and ultimately regulate gene expression.

31 Mar 2023

New nanoparticles can deliver mRNA encoding CRISPR/Cas9 components to the lungs

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 proteins.

31 Mar 2023

Harnessing a natural bacterial system to deliver proteins in mice and human cells

Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT have harnessed a natural bacterial system to develop a new protein delivery approach that works in human cells and animals.

30 Mar 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection hijacks and damages parts of infected cells' vital RNA machinery

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hijacks parts of infected cells' vital RNA machinery, thereby blocking important functions in the cells. These damaging changes in the RNA can likely be reversed, potentially leading to new drugs against COVID-19, University of Gothenburg researchers show.

30 Mar 2023

RNA News and Research

Exceptional Number of Unknown Viruses Found in the Infants' Feces

Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Melanoma: Effect of Previous Treatments

Optimized Genome-Editing Method Vastly Reduces Mutations

New Epigenetic Vulnerability Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed

Novel Method can Measure the Abundance and Modification of tRNA Molecules in a Single Step

Generation of Monkey Blastoids Using Optimized Protocol

Newly Discovered Mechanism may Have Profound Implications for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Experts Develop a New Mesoscopic Simulation Model of DNA Movement

Male Beetles Neglect Maintenance of Gametes When Competing for Mating Opportunities

Dengue Viruses Subvert Mosquito Biology to Tamp Down Human Immune Responses

Endothelial Deletion of Wt1 Gene During Coronary Vessel Formation Affects Embryonic Heart Development

Jumping Genes in Various Cancers may be Used to Direct Novel Immunotherapies to Tumors

First Steps Driving Antibiotic Resistance Discovered

Newly developed toolkit uses small molecules to control the activity of synthetic RNA

New nanoparticles can deliver mRNA encoding CRISPR/Cas9 components to the lungs

Harnessing a natural bacterial system to deliver proteins in mice and human cells

SARS-CoV-2 infection hijacks and damages parts of infected cells' vital RNA machinery

New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs, paving the way for inhalable therapies

Meta-scale approach to quantifying the protein variants in the human body

New breakthrough in controlling plant responses to temperature

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