This RNA Almost Self-Replicates, Which Could Explain Life's Origins

The RNA world hypothesis posits that molecules made up of ribonucleic acids (RNA) are responsible for kickstarting evolution ...
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Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications: A New Era for Biology and Medicine

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications: A New Era for Biology and Medicine.

RNA sequencing platform unlocks rare disease diagnoses missed by standard tests

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed a new RNA sequencing strategy that can reveal how genetic variants disrupt gene function and improve the diagnosis of rare ...
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Cells From Different Species Can Exchange ‘Text Messages’ Using RNA

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For a molecule of RNA, the world is a dangerous place. Unlike DNA, which can persist for millions of years in its remarkably stable, ...
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Meet the Brown researcher who wants to help sequence all potential RNA modifications

In 2020, Juan Alfonzo, a professor of molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry, began a project out of “pure COVID boredom.” Now, that project may become the largest scientific undertaking ...