Like DNA, each RNA strand has the same basic structure, composed of nitrogenous bases covalently bound to a sugar-phosphate backbone (Figure 1).

The mRNA specifies, in triplet code, the amino acid sequence of proteins; the code is then read by transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules in a cell structure called the ribosome.

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

MRNA is an important messenger, carrying the instructions for life from DNA to the rest of the cell. ktsimage/iStock via Getty Images PlusOne surprising star of the coronavirus pandemic response ...

That’s where messenger RNA, or mRNA for short, comes in. Sections of the DNA code are transcribed into shortened messages that are instructions for making proteins. These messages – the mRNA – are ...

This is because mRNA is located outside the cell nucleus. It has a different structure than DNA and therefore cannot be integrated by it.

Scientists used IBM's R2 Heron quantum processor to predict the secondary protein structure of a 60-nucleotide-long mRNA sequence.

The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds great promise in medicine, but it is not ...