The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic eye disorder affecting around one in 5,000 people worldwide. It typically begins with ...

Researchers say discoveries could expand the CRISPR toolbox and lead to more efficient, rapid diagnostic tools for detecting COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most ...

Japanese scientists have discovered a process by which RNA could have readily formed from a prebiotic environment on ancient ...

New research provides a mechanistic map of how genetic mutations disrupt RNA splicing in acute myeloid leukemia.

Researchers have unveiled a way to flip genes back on without slicing into the genome, a shift that could make CRISPR far ...

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...