The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most known CRISPR systems target invading pathogens' DNA and chop it up to ...

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...

Swedish scientists retrieved RNA from an extinct Tasmanian tiger to help trace the genes that were active in the animal’s ...

Japanese scientists have discovered a process by which RNA could have readily formed from a prebiotic environment on ancient ...

A novel CRISPR defense mechanism, unlike known nucleases, specifically destroys transfer ribonucleic acids (tRNA) that are ...

A new research paper featured as the cover of Volume 17, Issue 12 of Aging-US was published on December 22, 2025, titled "A ...

New research provides a mechanistic map of how genetic mutations disrupt RNA splicing in acute myeloid leukemia.

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

A new research paper featured as the cover of Volume 17, Issue 12 of Aging-US was published on December 22, 2025, titled “A ...