Researchers have shown, for the first time, how the genetic material of the Nipah virus replicates in infected cells. The ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

RNA is often compared to a copy from a reference book, or a template, because it carries the same information as its DNA template but is not used for long-term storage. Each ribonucleotide base ...

Alternative RNA splicing is like a movie editor cutting and rearranging scenes from the same footage to create different versions of a film. By selecting which scenes to keep and which to leave out, ...