The findings overturn the long-held idea that most types of RNA viruses are incapable of DNA integration and raise another safety concern in the use of RNA-based gene therapy. "It's a very interesting ...

An artistic depiction of a jumbo phage infecting a bacterium, with the EPI vesicle (circle) shown protecting the phage DNA material, which is preparing to form a nucleus by synthesizing RNA (magenta .

Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) is a pathogenic virus that can affect any pulse crop. It creates mosaic patterns on the plant ...

Our researchers are developing fast and portable virus sequencing techniques to track viruses in areas with limited medical ...

In a significant advancement, researchers from the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have unveiled innovative, label-free ratiometric fluorosensor designed for the ...

DNA strand displacement circuits are inching closer to becoming cellular machines. Scientists are finding ways to make these ...

Scientists found that pseudouridine helps small RNAs pass on traits and avoid immune detection, offering clues for future RNA ...

As schools reopen, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reports an uptick in flu cases following a recent ...

These vaccines helped beat back the virus and showed that mRNA was safe ... In contrast to conventional protein-targeting and DNA-based medicines, RNA can theoretically target any gene of interest.

The new approach builds directly on the genetic medicine revolution that began at Penn: the development of safe messenger RNA (mRNA ... STING detects viruses, bacteria, or damaged DNA.