New study finds RNA patterns in ribosomes linked to psychiatric disorders, explaining co-existence of autism, ADHD, bipolar ...

A new method can test the activity of thousands of RNA enzymes, called ribozymes, in a single experiment. The "RNA world" hypothesis proposes that the earliest life on Earth may have been based on RNA ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...

To understand, you have to know a bit more about both existing biosurveillance programs and the capabilities of AI-designed proteins. Biological threats come in a variety of forms. Some are pathogens, ...