New methods maps how breast cancer spreads
New technology can trace which populations of breast cancer cells are responsible for the spread…
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Covid virus alters RNA in infected cells
For the first time, scientists at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil…
The untapped potential of RNA structures
The human genome has just over 20,000 genes coding for proteins. Yet, it produces at…
Second-generation single-cell sequencing resolves plant specific cell type subpopulations
While recent advances in plant single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) have made numerous strides in identifying…
Spatial total RNA-sequencing shows role of elusive RNA in muscle regeneration
In recent years, scientists who study gene expression in cells have used a method that…
Researchers have created a catalog of RNA editing sites in the brain
Mount Sinai researchers have catalogued thousands of sites in the brain where RNA is modified…
RNA-sensing system measures and controls protein expression in cells
A new technology called RADARS allows scientists to detect and target specific cell types, opening…
Single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals pathways for aggressive prostate cancer subtype
Cribriform prostate cancer is an aggressive subtype of the disease characterized by its histology, but…
A comparison of whole genome and whole transcriptome sequencing reveals phenotypic variation in cancer cells often not due to mutations
From The Scientist by Jef Akst Most models of how tumors evolve have assumed that…
Single-cell transcriptomics identifies a gene as a potential target in treatment-resistant brain cancer
Research led by doctors and scientists at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UCLA Jane & Terry…