This valuable report describes the changing antiviral activity of IFIT1 across mammals and in response to distinct viruses, likely as a result of past arms races. One of the main strengths of the ...

Researchers hope to plan clinical trials of 5-fluorouracil with drugs that would enhance its RNA-damaging effects and kill ...

Doctors have long believed the cancer drug 5-fluorouracil works by damaging the building blocks of DNA, but researchers have now found that in certain cancers, it kills cells by interfering with RNA ...

Live Science spoke with Nobel laureate Dr. Drew Weissman and engineer Daeyeon Lee about a new RNA research center they're ...

MicroRNAs control the activity of many key genes but were unknown before 1993.

MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A pair of American scientists have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in medicine for their ...

Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team has now gained new insights into the DNA damage response.

Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team ...

Dr. Maria Duca, head of the Targeting of Nucleic Acids team, outlined her team’s novel approach to RNA-targeting drug ...

BERLIN — Scientists have found a planet where they believe ancient oceans once flowed, massive volcanoes towered above the landscape, and mysterious structures are hidden beneath the surface. This isn ...

Recent research on Mars' gravity field has revealed massive, hidden structures beneath the planet's surface, where an ancient ocean once flowed. According to Science Alert, scientists made the ...