News tagged with messenger rna

Related topics: protein , gene expression , rna molecules , cells , genes

New method prevents microRNAs from escaping cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- MicroRNAs — one of the tiniest entities in the human genome — are great escape artists. Despite scientists’ best efforts to detect and capture them in different tissues, they often manage ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microfluidic Devices Capture and Analyze Single Cancer Cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the grand goals in nanotechnology is to develop a single microfluidic device that integrates all of the components needed to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based nucleic acid analyses. Experts ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find mechanism underlying alt. splicing of premessenger RNA into messenger RNA

An international research team led by Tim Nilsen, Ph.D., a professor of medicine and biochemistry and the director of the School of Medicine's Center for RNA Molecular Biology, has discovered an unexpected mechanism governing ...

Biology /

created Dec 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1