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

There are many molecules with therapeutic potential, but it can be a challenge to deliver them to the right places at the ...

Many people follow the golden rules of avoiding direct sunlight between the hours of noon and 3 p.m., staying in […] ...

RNA splicing is a cellular process that is critical for gene expression. After genes are copied from DNA into messenger RNA, ...

RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA vaccines and double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) therapies. But while health care ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

Two human cells making RNA made visible by the bioluminescent lantern in pink (middle image). On the left, the same cells making a fluorescent protein that’s distributed evenly throughout the two ...

Preclinical studies have shown their potential to reduce inflammation and modulate immune responses in diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

At the cellular level, pieces of important genetic information, called small RNA, have the ability to introduce important ...

The Make America Healthy Again commission is taking action on mRNA vaccines as several states consider legislation to ban ...

Multiple forms of double-stranded RNA (blue, magenta, orange structures) cross cell membranes with the help of a conserved protein located in novel sites (colored by depth) throughout the roundworm's ...