Tag: mRNA

Scientists clarify how the Fragile X protein FMRP works and what happens when its missing, like in patients with Fragile X. The research challenges the predominant theory in the field and establishes ...

It’s all the talk in medicine. Now, after decades at the forefront of RNA discovery, Rochester researchers are helping to write the next chapter.

The professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics was selected for his research uncovering how human cells regulate the production of RNA from genes and how disruptions in this process lead to cancer and ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center published in Scientific Reports suggests an elevation of carcinogenic cellular signaling pathways in exclusive e-cigarette ...

Gene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there is a big problem: size. The genes that are dysfunctional in muscular ...

One of the nation's largest and most distinguished prizes in medicine, Maquat received the award for her research on RNA mechanisms that contribute to a wide range of diseases.

The director of the University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology is honored for her fundamental discoveries about RNA decay in the context of human diseases.

The field of RNA biology has catapulted to the forefront of health and medicine over the past decade as the work of scientists like Lynne E. Maquat, PhD, director of the University of Rochester ...

Messenger RNA vaccines proved their worth in the COVID pandemic, and new software stands to make the already transformative technology even more powerful.

Researchers in the UR Center for RNA Biology discovered a new way to suppress mutations that lead to a wide range of genetic disorders, such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and many forms of ...