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

Researchers at Arizona State University’s (ASU) School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute’s Center for the Mechanism of Evolution have discovered an unprecedented pathway producing ...

Contrary to historic understanding of RNA’s longevity in cells, some RNAs can persist in cells throughout the life of an organism. Lead authors, Martin Hetzer, PhD, president of the Institute of ...

An experimental RNA therapy from Avidity Biosciences has early clinical trial results showing it reduced by half the expression of a gene at the root of a rare, inherited form of muscular dystrophy ...

Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained attention as a promising ...

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

The interior of a cell is packed with proteins and nucleic acids, such as RNA, all of which need to perform specific ...

A joint research team has discovered a new molecular switch that determines when plant leaves begin to age. The research team has identified for the first time a new mechanism in which RNA made from ...

The deal, which Novartis expects can “unlock multibillion-dollar opportunities” in the years ahead, hands the company a group ...

Novartis plans to acquire Avidity Biosciences to add RNA therapeutics to its neuroscience biz to target rare genetic ...