According to Prof. Göpfrich, the nanotubes are another step toward building synthetic cells. The animation shows the expression of RNA origami cytoskeleton mimics from a DNA template. Animation: ...

The central dogma of molecular biology suggests that the primary role of RNA is to convert the information stored in DNA into proteins. In reality, there is much more to the RNA story. However ...

The standards-based NOVA RNA Lab allows users to explore ... in this video segment from NOVA scienceNOW. From DNA to Protein – A narrated animation from NOVA illustrates the process of protein ...

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...

When a gene is to be expressed, the base sequence of DNA is copied or transcribed into mRNA (messenger RNA). This process takes place in the nucleus and occurs in a series of stages. The two ...