New research reveals that sunburn’s acute effects, like inflammation and cell death, are triggered by RNA damage rather than ...

We have all been told to avoid direct sunlight between 12 noon and 3 p.m., seek out shade and put on sunscreen and a hat.

RNA is the molecule that reads the genetic information stored in DNA. It's critical for the proper functioning of cells, and in a new study published in Nature Communications, University of California ...

Science has revealed some of the secrets of the X chromosome, but many remain. In humans, female cells contain two X ...

Mice injected with a microRNA molecule lived longer and had fewer markers of ageing, but it’s not yet known if the treatment ...

RNA is the molecule that reads the genetic information stored in DNA. It's critical for the proper functioning of cells, and in a new study scientists have discovered a way of tagging RNA with a ...

Researchers led by chemist Claudia Höbartner have now uncovered the 3D structure of the RNA enzyme SAMURI. Their study provides insights into the development of ribozymes and the evolution of ...

Learn how interbreeding with Neanderthals may have bolstered our immune systems.

A personalised vaccine for the aggressive and fatal brain cancer glioblastoma has shown encouraging signs of efficacy in its first human trial ... The team’s RNA-LNP approach – described ...

The current human tissue-based study provides convincing evidence correlating hippocampal expressions of RNA guanine-rich G-quadruplexes with aging and with Alzheimer's Disease presence and severity.