DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) quantification involves measuring the concentration and assessing the purity of nucleic acids in a given sample. This process is essential as ...

Regulating the ribosomal RNA production line Date: January 23, 2021 Source: Penn State Summary: The enzyme that makes RNA from a DNA template is altered to slow the production of ribosomal RNA ...

New mechanism for terminating transcription of DNA into RNA in bacteria Date: May 8, 2021 Source: Penn State Summary: A bacterial protein helps to stop transcription -- the process of making RNA ...

DNA may have mixed with RNA to produce the first life on Earth Key building blocks of DNA and RNA can be made from the same raw materials. This finding suggests that instead of one or the other ...