Pond-dwelling microalga exposes a parallel track for RNA processing

Biology textbooks explain that cells follow a universal rule when processing gene transcripts to make proteins. Non-coding snippets of RNA are bracketed by a guanine-thymine (GT) nucleotide sequence ...

Influenza's molecular theft caught in action—how the virus steals the cap of host RNA in order to replicate

The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...
Technology Networks

How the Body Detects Viral RNA Fast

Researchers showed that LGP2 binds viral RNA ends and recruits MDA5 molecules to form filament clusters that activate ...
News Medical

Elegen and Nutcracker Therapeutics to pilot first fully cell-free manufacturing process for RNA-based personalized cancer therapeutics

Elegen, a global leader in next-generation DNA manufacturing, and Nutcracker Therapeutics, a global leader in next-generation RNA design and manufacturing, today announced the launch of a pilot ...
The Conversation

MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off

Victor Ambros receives funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The Conversation Weekly podcast caught up with Victor Ambros from his lab at the UMass Chan Medical School to learn more ...

A small piece of RNA copies itself, hinting at how life first began

Scientists discover QT45, a self-replicating RNA molecule, offering insights into the origins of life on Earth.
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Elegen and Nutcracker Pilot Cell-Free Manufacturing Process for RNA-Based Personalized Cancer Therapeutics

Elegen and Nutcracker Therapeutics launched a pilot program to demonstrate what they label the industry’s first fully synthetic, cell-free manufacturing platform for RNA-based personalized cancer ...