Other types of RNA. Beyond the primary role of RNA in protein synthesis, several varieties of RNA exist that are involved in post-transcriptional modification, DNA replication, and gene regulation.

The central dogma of molecular biology suggests that the primary role of RNA is to convert the information stored in DNA into proteins. In reality, there is much more to the RNA story.

Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA or RNA. We are still discovering new types of RNA viruses, as shown in two new ...

Professor Hirohide Saito (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA / The University of Tokyo) and Assistant Professor ...

Scientists have created an RNA-replicating molecule in the lab — and brought the world one step close to creating artificial life.

An often-overlooked mechanism of gene regulation may be involved in the failure of antifungal drugs in the clinic, claims a German-Austrian research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Natural ...

RNA messengers have also been used to create covid-busting vaccines and may soon be deployed against other diseases, including certain types of cancer. And RNA is a crucial element of the modern ...

These barcodes are also easy to remove, so HCR can be done on one sample many times. One round of imaging focuses on three barcodes, and three kinds of RNA molecules. These barcodes are then removed.