RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins.

Cell-surface RNAs, including glycoRNAs, have been described, yet their precise composition across primary cell types remains unresolved, in part due to technical challenges in preserving membrane ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For a molecule of RNA, the world is a dangerous place. Unlike DNA, which can persist for millions of years in its remarkably stable, ...

Allan Albig receives funding from the National Institute of Health. Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside ...