The central dogma of molecular biology describes the flow of genetic information. It was first described by Francis Crick in 1956 as one-way traffic: as: "DNA makes RNA and RNA makes protein."
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 11, 2015
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To understand the function of an RNA molecule, similar to the better-known DNA and vital for cell metabolism, we need to know its three-dimensional structure. Unfortunately, establishing the shape of an RNA strand is anything ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2014
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Circular RNAs were recently shown to be abundant in mice and humans where they influence gene expression.
Biochemistry
May 22, 2013
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Numerous biological processes depend on molecules called lariat RNAs (LaRNAs). These lasso-shaped structures form in the cell during RNA splicing. During this process, transcribed RNA strands convert to messenger RNA before ...
Biochemistry
May 24, 2012
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The cure for cancer comes down to this: video games.
Biochemistry
Feb 16, 2012
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The presence of introns in genes requires cells to process "messenger RNA" molecules before synthesizing proteins, a process that is costly and often error-prone. It was long believed that this was simply part of the price ...
Biotechnology
Jan 31, 2011
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Viruses have evolved a broad range of strategies that enable them to evade the immune systems of their hosts. A team of researchers led by LMU virologist Professor Jürgen Haas has been studying a novel, recently discovered ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 22, 2010
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Using an original technique based on experimental data, SISSA scientists have created short animations predicting the transition of RNA strands from one conformation to another. The results have been published in the journal ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2016
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The Carnegie Institution for Science and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) have been granted United States Patent 8,283,329, entitled, "Genetic inhibition of double-stranded RNA." The patent, issued on ...
Biotechnology
Oct 16, 2012
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