'Junk' RNA segments found to play role in protein production and cell stress response
Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing ...
Computational tool incorporates transcriptome size to improve RNA-seq analysis
Researchers studying gene expression have access to vast amounts of data from cells or tissues. This is thanks to advances in ...
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Akribion Therapeutics emerges from stealth with programmable cell depletion RNA technology
Akribion Therapeutics emerges from stealth with €8 million in seed funding to develop a novel cancer RNA-guided approach ...
Nature7 天
RNA articles from across Nature Portfolio
RNA is generally single-stranded, as DNA is transcribed by RNA polymerases into mRNA (messenger RNA), which is read by ribosomes to generate protein (translation). Biologically active RNAs ...
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mRNA helps cells ‘walk’: A new role of mRNA
The research focuses on cells’ “feet,” which are small bundles of molecules that help cells move. Scientists are exploring ...
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Mapping MRNA Through Its Life Cycle Within Cell
When Xiao Wang applied to faculty jobs, many of the institutions where she interviewed thought her research proposal - to ...
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RNA, not DNA, is the main cause of acute sunburn
A type of RNA, known as messenger RNA (mRNA), functions as the intermediate ‘messenger’ that carries information from DNA to make proteins — the basic building blocks of cellular components.