The COVID pandemic illustrated how urgently we need antiviral medications capable of treating coronavirus infections. To aid ...

A strategy that analyzes the structural properties of RNA could help identify regions that are promising targets for antiviral drugs.

With a new mapping tool, Princeton engineers have revealed how a factory inside cells builds ribosomes, the machinery ...

Summary: New research reveals how a tiny chemical mark on RNA helps wire the brain during development. Scientists discovered ...

While biopharmaceutical technologies have made substantial strides in treating diseases, drug research and development ...

Cucumbers, a summer staple of salads and sandwiches, are a valuable commercial crop. They also have a less well-known role as ...

RNA folding is the process by which a linear ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule acquires secondary structure through intra-molecular interactions. The folded domains of RNA molecules are often the ...

Based on several lines of interesting data, the authors conclude that FMRP, though associated with stalled ribosomes, does not determine the position on the mRNAs at which ribosomes stall. Although ...