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Human cells communicate with each other through RNA
According to microbiologist Susanne Erdmann, RNA can morph into different forms, acting as an enzyme, latching onto DNA, and ...
Cells From Different Species Can Exchange ‘Text Messages’ Using RNA
Long known as a messenger within cells, RNA is increasingly seen as life’s molecular communication system—even between ...
Revolutionizing Virology: AI Discovers Over 160,000 New RNA Viruses
Largest discovery of new virus species sheds light on the hidden virosphere. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to ...
Study shows small RNA plays a crucial role in intestinal colonization
The intestinal microbiome is a highly complex ecosystem with thousands of different types of bacteria. Live and let live, ...
FierceBiotech5d
Deep learning AI model scans 'dark matter' of genomic data to find 70,000 never-before-seen RNA viruses
To find RNA viruses hiding in genomic “dark matter,” researchers took advantage of one thing they all have in common: the RNA polymerase enzyme.
Key molecule in wound healing identified through mapping of long non-coding RNA molecules
A new study from Karolinska Institutet and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has identified an RNA molecule that is ...
Researchers determine how a protein contributes to human immune defense against RNA viruses
An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Janosch Hennig from the University of Bayreuth has discovered how the TRIM25 ...
The Economist8d
A Nobel prize for the discovery of micro-RNA
B efore the committee that awards the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine made its announcement on October 7th, the ...
Bird flu patient had no apparent contact with animals – and there’s still no evidence of sustained human-to-human spread
There are four types of influenza virus: A, B, C and D. Influenza A is known to infect humans and other animals, including ...
Hackaday6d
On-Site Viral RNA Detection In Wastewater With Paper And Wax Microfluidics
Wastewater sampling has become a popular way over the years to keep track of the health of a population, including human ones ...
The Financial Express1d
HaystackAnalytics launches diagnostic test to detect bacterial, fungal, and respiratory RNA viruses
The next-generation sequencing test, infexn, developed by HaystackAnalytics, is a genomics-based test capable of detecting ...
Managed Healthcare Executive8d
No HIV RNA Detected in Breast Milk of HIV-Positive Women, Preliminary Study Shows
Early trial data of two virally suppressed, breast-feeding women with HIV shows that there may be less of a risk of HIV ...