Medical Xpress

RNA steps outside the cell to help guide immune responses, study suggests

RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins. But new research led by Utrecht University scientist Jack Li shows that RNA ...
Yale Environment 360

RNAs do work outside of cells, too

Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) are the ultimate cellular insiders. They perform several critical jobs, such as ferrying genetic instructions from a living organism’s DNA to its protein-making machinery (a ...
Science Daily

Using computers to design proteins allows researchers to make tunable hydrogels that can form both inside and outside of cells

New research demonstrates a new class of hydrogels that can form not just outside cells, but also inside of them. These hydrogels exhibited similar mechanical properties both inside and outside of ...
Nanowerk

Human cells form mobile self-healing structures outside the body

Researchers build anthrobots from human airway cells that self-assemble, move, self-heal, and reverse aging markers, offering insights into synthetic life systems. (Nanowerk Spotlight) What kinds of ...