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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.

Study provides insight into how birds decide their sex

A study team has examined chicken germ cells using RNA-sequencing to anticipate the mechanism that determines the sex to better understand the process of the sex determination in the germ cell.

12 Sep 2022

New CRISPR RNA-guided Caspases could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools

New research from Cornell offers insights into a line of CRISPR systems, which could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools in animal and plants.

26 Aug 2022

Defense mechanisms of horticulture crops against fungal infections

Recent research on defense responses of horticulture crops to fungal infections, novel ways to govern the induction of plant resistance, issues, challenges, and future research objectives have been summarized by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

22 Aug 2022

New technique reveals how environmental changes affect the dynamic structures of RNAs in living cells

The impact of environmental conditions on the dynamic structures of RNAs in living cells has been revealed by innovative technology developed by researchers at the John Innes Centre.

18 Aug 2022

New type of chip could lead to earlier and more targeted treatment for cancer

Cancer spreads via circulating tumor cells (CTCs) that travel through the blood to other organs, and they are nearly impossible to track.

17 Aug 2022

Researchers determine a novel antiviral technique to combat bacteria

Bacteria use a wide range of defense strategies to combat viral infection, and some of these systems have resulted in game-changing technologies like CRISPR-based gene editing.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 15 Aug 2022

Banp indispensable for cell-cycle progression and cell survival

Zebrafish mutants were found by a team of researchers about 15 years ago. These zebrafish’s eyes did not mature properly, which explains why they are much smaller than the eyes of zebrafish found in the wild.

11 Aug 2022

Researchers identify key molecular differences between initial and metastatic tumors

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine claim to have discovered significant molecular variations between cancer cells that adhere to an initial tumor and those that spread out to develop distant tumors while researching the fatal form of breast cancer known as triple negative.

9 Aug 2022

Research findings likely to help identify key differences between effective and flawed immune systems

T cells, a special class of white blood cells, defend the body and kill infected or foreign tissue. In an organ called the thymus, they learn to distinguish between proteins that are helpful and those that are harmful.

8 Aug 2022

SLFN11’s surveillance part in protein homeostasis

On July 25th, 2022, a new study perspective called “SLFN11’s surveillance role in protein homeostasis” was published in Volume 9 of Oncoscience.

8 Aug 2022

Scientists solve how RNA molecules reach their targets

Scientists claim that life does not come with an instruction manual, but this is not totally accurate. Each cell in our body follows the instructions provided by its DNA in the form of RNA molecules.

1 Aug 2022

HIV latent cells produce a possible cure investigation

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their collaborators gave a presentation recently at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal.

1 Aug 2022

New method can easily convert commercially available DNA chips into RNA chips

Biochips (microarrays) are modern analytical tools that allow thousands of individual detections to be performed simultaneously in a small amount of sample material. A team led by Mark Somoza from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna has now presented a new method in "Nature Communications".

27 Jul 2022

Study highlights the history of ancient DNA technology development

Ancient DNA (aDNA) technology has been used for the past ten years by researchers working under the direction of FU Qiaomei at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to learn more about the history of ancient human populations, particularly those in East Asia.

26 Jul 2022

Scientists expand entomological research using genome editing

Genome sequencing, in which researchers use laboratory approaches to predict the genetic makeup of a particular organism, is becoming more common in insect studies.

26 Jul 2022

Researchers review the major milestones of ancient DNA techniques

Ancient DNA (aDNA) technology has been used for the past ten years by researchers working under the direction of Qiaomei Fu at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to learn more about the past of ancient human populations, particularly those in East Asia.

25 Jul 2022

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Study provides insight into how birds decide their sex

New CRISPR RNA-guided Caspases could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools

Defense mechanisms of horticulture crops against fungal infections

New technique reveals how environmental changes affect the dynamic structures of RNAs in living cells

New type of chip could lead to earlier and more targeted treatment for cancer

Researchers determine a novel antiviral technique to combat bacteria

Banp indispensable for cell-cycle progression and cell survival

Researchers identify key molecular differences between initial and metastatic tumors

Research findings likely to help identify key differences between effective and flawed immune systems

SLFN11’s surveillance part in protein homeostasis

Scientists solve how RNA molecules reach their targets

HIV latent cells produce a possible cure investigation

New method can easily convert commercially available DNA chips into RNA chips

Study highlights the history of ancient DNA technology development

Scientists expand entomological research using genome editing

Researchers review the major milestones of ancient DNA techniques

Experts develop new single-cell “chromatin atlas” of the human genome

Researchers reveal novel mechanism that links interferon activation and α-synuclein function in neurons

Scientists demonstrate a new function of an enzyme that connects to age-related diseases

Genetic evolution of tropical freshwater fish may reveal new insights for conservation ecologists

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