A single enzyme that can generate all four nucleoside triphosphates, the building blocks of ribonucleic acid (RNA), has been ...

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The natural RNAi mechanism can be directed by either short interfering RNA (siRNA) or microRNA (miRNA). 1 There are four key steps in the RNAi pathway. When miRNA acts as the guide for RNAi, only a ...

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Ancient DNA has been pulled from a permafrost-preserved woolly mammoth found in Siberia, and scientists are thrilled. They ...

Hidden RNA signals in sperm reveal an "aging cliff" that could impact offspring health.

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According to research from a team at the University of Utah Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for ...

Aperture Therapeutics is advancing APRTX-003, an RNA-based antisense therapy targeting MMP9, as a potential ALS treatment.