Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins. But only two percent of the human genome actually encodes ...

Genes contain instructions for protein production, with the central dogma of biology stating that this information flows from ...

Historically, some have even referred to these regions as “junk.” Now, a new study in Cell finds that some noncoding RNAs are not, in fact, junk—they are functional and play an important role in our ...

“The New Code of Life,” by Philip Ball, describes some of the types and functions of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) found in human cells and notes that “ncRNAS seem to point to a fuzzier, more ...

Furthermore, “the unique mechanism we’ve identified here suggests that there are more long noncoding RNAs underlying rare genetic disorders still to be found, which could potentially bring ...

2006). Small, noncoding RNAs have proven to be valuable tools for studying the roles of specific proteins in the cell. When certain sequences are used to target specific genes, thus shutting off ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most fatal malignancies. Epigenetic mechanisms have revealed that noncoding RNAs, such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs), are involved ...

A recent review article highlights how extracellular vesicles (EVs) act as key players in the development of cancer drug resistance. The study explains how EVs, secreted by both cancerous and ...

Oxford Nanopore Technologies observes that direct analysis has already enhanced research across species, disease states, and applications.

The involvement of noncoding mRNAs in many regulatory processes ... 1986). Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are yet another class of small RNAs. Although these molecules are only 21 to 25 base ...