Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

In the 1980s, UCLA cellular biologist Leonard Rome noticed odd, barrel-shaped structures present in almost all cells. The hollow particles were filled with RNA and a handful of proteins. Naming them ...

Sickle cell disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that alters the shape of red blood cells. While the condition causes severe pain and health complications, carriers gain resistance to ...

A new study from Caltech explores the remarkable way a SoCal beetle infiltrates the colonies of the ant that runs the show in ...

Scientists at Rutgers University–Newark have developed a first-of-its-kind RNA-based nanotechnology that assembles itself inside living human cells and can be programmed to stop propagation of harmful ...

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this month, Elon Musk said artificial intelligence will exceed human intelligence this year. But he and other tech executives also warn that ...

Life may have begun when RNA molecules began to replicate themselves, and now we’ve finally found an RNA molecule that is very close to being able to do this ...

Cancer relapse is driven not only by which malignant cells survive treatment, but also by how those cells communicate and adapt under therapeutic pressure. In acute myeloid leukemia and other ...