Scientists transform enigmatic cell structures into devices for recording RNA activity

Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and ...
Carnegie Mellon University

Breakthrough in RNA Research Could Lead to Treatment for Neuromuscular Disorders

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of ...
News Medical

RNAConnect launches the UltraMarathonRT Direct RNA‑Seq Kit to advance nanopore-based native RNA sequencing

RNAConnect, a life science company providing next generation tools to the RNA community, today announced the commercial availability of the UltraMarathonRT ® Direct RNA‑Seq (uMRT DRS) Kit, a ...
Scientific American

RNA Might Have Formed Naturally on Early Earth, Seeding Life

How life begins remains an unsolved question. One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they have shown how it could have ...
Science Daily

Scientists recover 40,000-year-old mammoth RNA still packed with clues

Researchers have sequenced the oldest RNA ever recovered, taken from a woolly mammoth frozen for nearly 40,000 years. The RNA reveals which genes were active in its tissues, offering a rare glimpse ...
CNN

Oldest sequenced RNA reveals details about a mammoth’s final moments 40,000 years ago

Scientists have recovered ancient molecules of RNA from a juvenile mammoth named Yuka, who died 40,000 years ago in what is now Siberia. These biological remnants are providing insight into the last ...
NPR

Scientists pull ancient RNA from a woolly mammoth's body

It was 2012 when Love Dalén, a paleogeneticist at Stockholm University, first laid eyes upon a special specimen on a lab table in eastern Siberia. "Our Russian collaborators said, 'Come here into this ...
Reuters

RNA recovered from Siberian mammoth that died 39,000 years ago

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Scientists have recovered the oldest-known RNA, a molecule necessary for most biological functions, from a woolly mammoth that inhabited Siberia about 39,000 years ago, ...
Phys.org

World's oldest RNA extracted from woolly mammoth

Researchers from Stockholm University have—for the first time ever—managed to successfully isolate and sequence RNA molecules from Ice Age woolly mammoths. These RNA sequences are the oldest ever ...
New Scientist

Oldest ever RNA sample recovered from woolly mammoth

A woolly mammoth that was frozen in the Siberian permafrost for nearly 40,000 years has yielded the world’s oldest RNA. The specimen, found in 2010 and nicknamed Yuka, is regarded as the ...
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Learn to crochet a heart-shaped bag and matching pouch using pixel grid tapestry techniques. Perfect for beginners and crafters looking for detailed, step-by-step instructions. #CrochetTutorial ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Researchers show benefit of ultra-deep RNA sequencing in Mendelian disorder diagnostics

RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is a powerful tool in diagnosing Mendelian disorders, but the optimized sequencing depth for this technology has not yet been determined. In a new study published in the ...