Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a linear molecule composed of four types of smaller molecules called ribonucleotide bases: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and uracil (U). RNA is often compared ...

Nobel Laureate and University of Chicago professor Jack Szostak delivered two lectures on the origin of life to an audience of professors, graduate, and undergraduate students the Monday and Tuesday ...

Both SGS3 and a viral suppressor of RNA silencing have now been shown to selectively bind 5′ overhang–containing dsRNA, implicating this RNA as a new intermediate in the RNA silencing pathway.