The eighth video released of the “RNA Explained Series”, is on RNA modifications and their role for mRNA therapeutics and vaccines. For their discovery, the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded.
The seventh video released of the “RNA Explained Series”, is on miRNAs and their role in gene expression regulation. For their discovery, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded.
How are our genes turned on and off? For decades,…
The sixth video released of the “RNA Explained Series”, is on telomerase, and its role in health and disease. For its discovery, the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded.
Why do we age, and why do some cells seem to live forever?…
The fifth video released of the “RNA Explained Series”, is on RNA interference, or in short RNAi, and its applications to cure diseases. For its discovery, the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded.
The fourth video released of the “RNA Explained Series”, is on splicing, including alternative splicind, and the Nobel Prize awarded for its discovery.
Did you know that our genes come in bits and pieces? For a long time, scientists imagined genes…
The third video released of the “RNA Explained Series”, is on the genome editing technology, based on the CRISPR/Cas 9 technology, and the Nobel Prize awarded for its development.
Imagine being able to cure genetic diseases by simply rewriting the…
The second video released of the “RNA Explained Series”, is on the cell's protein factory, called the ribosome, and the Nobel Prize awarded for research on its structure and function.
DNA holds the blueprints and RNA carries the message—but how do…
The first video released of the “RNA Explained Series”, is on the RNA at the Origin of Life Hypothesis and the Nobel Prize awarded for the discovery that RNA has catalytic activitiy.
Scientists discovered that RNA isn’t just a messenger; it can fold…
As the NCCR RNA & Disease successfully concludes its remarkable twelve-year journey at the end of April 2026, we are thrilled to present our final public outreach release: a series of eight short videos dedicated to RNA discoveries that took home the…
Biomolecular binding approaches can be much more dynamic as some structural snapshots, especially of components, suggest. The Allain and Jeschke labs using an integrative approach could characterize the dynamic binding conformations of the tandem…
