Researchers mapped HIV-1’s translation strategy, revealing RNA elements like uORFs, iORFs and an intricate frameshift site ...

A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg and the University of ...

Deep within the nucleus of every cell lies a structure smaller than a pinpoint that may hold the secret to aging. Scientists ...

Scientists have unveiled insights into how HIV-1, the virus responsible for AIDS, skillfully hijacks cellular machinery for its own survival. By dissecting the molecular interplay between the virus ...

The ribosome is a large assembly of proteins and ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) that functions to translate messenger RNAs (mRNAs) into proteins. The ribosome catalyzes the assembly of amino acids into ...

As an amino acid, it’s one of the building blocks of proteins, crucial to the structure and function ... mRNA carries the genetic code to the ribosome, the cell’s protein-making machinery.

New tactics in controlling infection are sorely needed, with antibiotic-resistant bacteria expected to claim as many as 2 ...

Proteins are fundamental to life. They are involved in virtually every process within our bodies, from catalyzing chemical ...

Amid the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV0 virus) in China, countries worldwide have increased their surveillance.

Venki Ramakrishnan’s book is an excellent introduction to ongoing research and has good advice on how to age well.

“The whole point of condensates is to separate biological reactions to help them work efficiently, but now when you have ...