Research reveals key differences between single- and double-stranded RNA, insights that may prove useful to fields from agriculture to medicine. Messenger RNA, or mRNA, has been in the news recently ...

Wondering what is the difference between DNA and RNA? Learn the differences, key similarities, structures, and roles in genetics. Read this simple guide now! DNA or Deoxyribonucleic acid and RNA or ...

According to the RNA world hypothesis, life began when RNA molecules evolved the ability to make more copies of themselves. Now we have discovered an RNA molecule that is almost capable of this – it ...

RNA’s Surprising Role in DNA Repair New insights could lead to improved treatments for cancer and other diseases. Francesca Storici and her research team discovered a surprising role for RNA in DNA ...

In a paper published in the May 13th, 2021 issue of PLOS Genetics, a Z-RNA nanoswitch that regulates interferon immune responses is described. The switch, less than 5 nanometer in length, is based on ...

Hundreds of DNA strands, or "legs" are allowed to bind to the sphere. These DNA legs are placed on a glass slide coated with the reactant RNA, the motor's fuel. The DNA legs are drawn to the RNA, but ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...