Precision-cut lung slices allow researchers to study living human lung tissue outside the body, preserving the different cell types and structures that make up the organ. But a material that helps ...

Citrus species are recalcitrant to DNA extraction due to high levels of polysaccharides, polyphenols, and secondary metabolites that interfere with DNA yield and purity. This study presents an ...

Morgan Hiebert (left) studies drug-resistant tuberculosis within the National Reference Centre for Mycobacteriology (Winnipeg, Manitoba) led by Hafid Soualhine, situated in the National Microbiology ...

High quality RNA, DNA and protein is crucial for facilitating breakthroughs in molecular research and diagnostics. Traditional phenol/chloroform or Silica based extraction methods often struggle to ...

A new method to detect ribonucleic acid (RNA) without needing any complex lab procedures or heating equipment has been developed by researchers at UConn Health. Published in Nature Communications, ...

A new method developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions allows researchers to better understand how RNA works. The method, published in Molecular Cell, is a powerful ...

When RNA molecules are synthesized by cells — a critical process in the creation of proteins and other cellular functions — they typically undergo a series of “folding” events that determine their ...

Vienna researchers developed the bicon-seq method and discovered that the long non-coding RNA Gas5 is a functional component ...