Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

The RNA Institute at the University at Albany is getting a $50 million expansion to help bring more discoveries to market.

The metaphors we used to describe DNA make it sound almost sacred. Proteins, too, are revered. They are the “workhorses of the cell.” They make things happen. RNA, by contrast, has not been so exalted ...

Researchers fhave created a new type of drug molecule that can precisely destroy TERRA, an RNA molecule that helps certain cancer cells survive.

What if the brain's response to stress could be read not in fleeting neurotransmitter bursts, but in the quieting of genes ...

The deal, which Novartis expects can “unlock multibillion-dollar opportunities” in the years ahead, hands the company a group ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The first sprayable insecticide made of RNA can target and kill ravenous Colorado potato beetles while sparing most ...