Renewed interest from the biotech industry sparks hope for drugging the nucleic acid to treat cancer and other conditions.

Researchers can now track the expansion of a resistance mechanism that allows the malaria vector Anopholes funestus to detoxify a key insecticide used on bed nets.

The discovery that the adenosine derivative aids self-replication adds weight to the theory that life on Earth originated from a mixture of RNA molecules.

A mollusk grows magnetic teeth so tough they can grind down rocks.  

Small microRNA-containing particles found in the plant can boost populations of healthy gut bacteria, and even improve colitis symptoms in mice.

Researchers create permanent DNA records directly from transient RNA transcripts within bacterial cells.

STARmap enables simultaneous analysis of multiple RNAs in intact, bulky samples.

STARmap reveals expression levels of multiple genes within thick tissue sections.

This year’s winners are C. David Allis, Michael Grunstein, John Glen, and Joan Steitz.