Captured mid-reaction, RNA polymerase reveals universal blueprint for gene transcription

The enzyme RNA polymerase (RNAP) carries out transcription, copying DNA into RNA. It's the first step in gene expression, and ...

Cancer cells can rewrite RNA messages, creating new drug targets in aggressive tumors

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected way cells can generate cancer-driving proteins—by cutting RNA into shorter, ...
News-Medical.Net

UCLA researchers build programmable artificial organelles using RNA

Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart or liver for essential functions, cells depend on their own tiny ...
Nature

All life runs on 20 amino acids. These cells run key machinery on just 19

AI-guided redesign of protein alphabet in bacteria could unlock new ways to build synthetic organisms.

Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids

Most hypotheses suggest that earlier forms of life had partial genetic codes and used fewer than 20 amino acids. To test ...
University of Manchester

BSc Life Sciences

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Study topics ranging from biochemistry and genetics to molecular biology and the ...