Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

Researchers seeking to understand how life may have emerged from Earth’s primordial soup have found an interesting behavior of ribonucleic acid (RNA), which they suggest could have given way to ...

Did life originate with RNA? Scientists are still trying to learn more about how life orignated on our planet, and how molecules in the 'primordial soup' gave rise to the first cells. One question is ...

Before RNA and after : geophysical and geochemical constraints on molecular evolution / Stephen J. Mojzsis, Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, and Gustaf Arrhenius -- Prospects for understanding the origin ...

The interior of a cell is packed with proteins and nucleic acids, such as RNA, all of which need to perform specific ...

The RNA Institute at the University at Albany’s College of Arts and Sciences presented its annual “RNA Day” celebration Friday, with a special announcement involving the employment of Artificial ...

In his letter to the editor, Howard Deutsch writes that he has never heard anyone claim or conjecture that “ribonucleic acids were the first molecules of life” (C&EN, May 14, page 5). In fact, this ...

The idea that life’s deepest, oldest roots were laid down by RNA molecules that evolved ever more complexity has dominated the origins-of-life field for the past few decades, reigning over competing ...

Thought LeadersDr. Philip BevilacquaDistinguished Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyPennsylvania State University In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2023 in Philadelphia, ...

In 2018, the RNA Society endorsed Aug. 1 as annual World RNA Day, and depending on when you’re reading this article, the anniversary of that day is either upon you now or has likely passed you by ...