RNA-only repair enzyme reveals how primordial life could have protected genomes

In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and proteins replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At ...
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New Single‑Cell Platform Tracks RNA and Protein in Immune Signaling

A new single‑cell sequencing method is giving researchers a clearer view of how immune cells actually behave—capturing not just what they plan to do, but what they are doing in real time. The platform ...

'RNA can do things which we have never seen before': New study challenges assumptions about what RNA was up...

RNA can fold into more complex configurations than scientists thought, raising questions about how important these 3D ...
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RNA strand that nearly self-replicates could unlock life’s origin

A 45-nucleotide strand of RNA can now synthesize both its mirror-image complement and a copy of itself, bringing scientists closer than ever to demonstrating how life could have emerged from chemistry ...
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Chemists create publicly available tool that provides unrivaled look at RNA inside cells

The interior of a cell is packed with proteins and nucleic acids, such as RNA, all of which need to perform specific functions at the exact right time. If they don't, serious diseases—ALS, ...
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No proteins required: Newly discovered enzyme can hunt and mend broken RNA

The oldest question in biology has a trap built into it. DNA holds the instructions for making proteins. Proteins are needed ...
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Strand Therapeutics Raises $153 Million Series B Financing to Further Advance Programmable mRNA Therapeutic Pipeline

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Strand Therapeutics, a leader in next-generation mRNA-based therapeutics, today announced $153M Series B funding led by Kinnevik, with new investors Regeneron Ventures, ICONIQ ...