RNA droplets can concentrate the molecule with no membrane at all, and a single oxygen atom sets how much heat it takes to ...

A molecular illustration of the crowded interior and cell envelope of Escherichia coli. (David S. Goodsell, The Scripps Research Institute) To replicate information, life usually has fairly ...

CRISPR’s rise from obscure bacterial defense system to molecular scalpel has always hinged on one small component: the guide RNA. For years, that guide RNA—meticulously designed, modified, and ...

A new study led by Francesca Storici, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and faculty member of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, has uncovered an ...

A tiny chemical difference makes RNA better than DNA at forming liquid-like droplets under high temperatures and acidic conditions.