Scientists find missing building blocks of DNA in meteorites
We're inching closer to unraveling the origin of life on Earth.
Tag: rna
What is DNA: the blueprint of life
Everything you need to know about the hereditary material in humans and virtually all other organisms.
Scientists reverse-engineered the Moderna vaccine, post RNA sequence online for free
It's like open-source software now.
Resistance is futile: what viruses are, and why we’ll never ‘beat’ them
They’re the most successful group on the planet, and they’re not even alive.
Study finds new genetic editing powers in squids
Researchers discover new surprising feature of squids.
How plants decide when to flower and when to grow
Flower life seems simple enough, but there is some important decision-making involved.
What is RNA?
RNA is often thought to potentially be responsible for forming all life.
Scientists find genetic kill switch that destroys cancer cells without the need for chemotherapy
A breakthrough research could be turned into a novel anti-cancer therapy, without chemo's side effects.
CRISPR-Cas9 scissors can cut through both DNA and RNA
CRISPR is more like a swiss army knife now.
Novel cancer ‘assassin’ discovered: Huntington’s Disease
Repetitive RNA molecules found in Huntington's disease are toxic to cancerous cells.
Experiment mimicked Earth’s early atmosphere hit by extraterrestrial impact. It produced all four RNA bases
A classic science experiment was revisited to explore the origin of life.
A major difference between DNA and RNA could explain why one is the go-to blueprint for life
Keeping your genes in good condition is priority nr.1 for all life.
Key findings help unravel journey from inanimate chemistry to life
In the beginning, the Earth's surface was a lifeless, hot, but chemically rich place. In these harsh conditions, the first ...
Genetic response to starvation is passed down to at least three generations
In 1944, the Nazis caused widespread famine in Western Netherlands after they blocked food supplies. A group of pregnant women ...
Sperm RNA carries marks of trauma
Scientists have shown that trauma can leave epigenetic marks - chemical changes that affect how DNA is expressed without altering its ...
Research suggests we use 4 times more DNA than previously believed
Less than 1.5 percent of our DNA is used in a conventional way, that is to encode for proteins - ...
Synthetic DNA and RNA that mimics chemistry of life can encode genetic information and evolve
Scientists at UK Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology have successfully managed to create an artificial version of both DNA ...
Biologists use DNA for calculating square roots
Biological systems have recently attracted the attention of mathematicians and computer scientists, who have been turning everything from quantum processes ...
Lifeless prions are capable of evolution
Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have determined for the first time that prions, which are just bits of infectious ...