RNA editing is the next frontier in gene therapy—here's what you need to know

The United States Food and Drug Administration has just approved the first-ever clinical trial that uses CRISPR-Cas13 RNA ...
Medical Xpress

RNA steps outside the cell to help guide immune responses, study suggests

RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins. But new research led by Utrecht University scientist Jack Li shows that RNA ...
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Scientists Can Now Watch RNA Work Inside Living Cells

An innovative three-color method for capturing images of mRNA inside live mammalian cells has been developed by UMass Amherst chemists. Because RNA is both incredibly important to human life and ...
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Asteroid impacts and early Earth chemistry may explain how RNA first formed

New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...
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UH researcher tackles mysterious Z-RNA structure and its potential connection to diseases

Quentin Vicens' research group explores how the 3D shape of RNA effects its function, in the context of messenger RNA. University of Houston Assistant Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Quentin ...