Tag: RNA

How tumor cells control their environment to survive Tumor cell diversity and the cells’ ability to reprogram their environment are important in predicting survival rates in patients with liver cancer. Scientists now have a way to measure and understand tumor cell diversity on a cell by cell basis.

Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by Lea Peterson 681 views

Why are some cancers harder to fight than others? By analyzing the cells of one of the most difficult cancers to treat, liver cancer,…

A software program builds alternative DNA molecules Scientists are using computer programs to build alternative DNA molecules called XNAs. These XNAs will teach us what is possible for life!

Posted on April 7, 2021November 16, 2021 by Rachel Holland 875 views

Scientists are using computer programs to understand our early beginnings. Click on the link to see how they are doing it, and how they…

There may be other ways to build DNA and RNA Researchers have made a synthetic DNA that is made of eight bases instead of the normal four. This genetic system was capable of supporting the requirements of life. This work lays the foundation of how life could look on a different world.

Posted on October 7, 2020November 16, 2021 by Madeline Garner 299 views

One of the most fundamental building blocks of life on earth is DNA. This molecule consists of four base pairs and a negatively charged…

What can microbes teach us about life in extreme environments? Microbes living in an extreme environment hosted by a rock called serpentinite use a variety of sulfur compounds to gain energy and survive, which has implications for life that might exist elsewhere in our Universe.

Posted on May 13, 2020April 7, 2021 by Mary Sabuda 191 views

Microbes on Earth have adapted to survive in some pretty extreme locations. The extreme dryness of deserts, high salinity in salt deposits,…

We can learn about life on other planets by studying viruses These scientists suggest that perhaps viruses were the first "life form" on Earth, a provocative idea!

Posted on January 1, 2020April 6, 2021 by Justin Dingman 191 views

Scientists from the University of Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, as well as the Icahn School of Medicine at…

Increasing Muscle Mass in Fish with Gene Editing Researchers increase the amount of edible flesh in red sea bream by editing the gene for a hormone that restricts muscle growth

Posted on July 20, 2018April 7, 2021 by Erica Curles 439 views

There may be concerns with genetically modified organisms (GMO), but the effectiveness of gene editing in developing more productive plants…