This study is the first to demonstrate that certain tRNA introns influence gene expression. Scientists have discovered that ...

Most types of small RNA are processed from precursor RNA by members ... eukaryotes has involved proliferation and specialization of all of the core components of RNA silencing pathways.

Enzymes called RNA polymerases transcribe DNA into RNA. RNA is the intermediary that carries the information contained within DNA to the ribosomes, where the genetic information is synthesized into ...

All five nucleobases that make up DNA and RNA have now been detected in meteorite samples, according to a study published yesterday (April 26) in Nature Communications. The work used recently ...

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...