RNA does more than previously thought: it also operates on the outside of cells. Research by biochemist Jack Li shows that this may be important for how the immune system responds to disease.

UMass Amherst chemists have developed a three-color fluorescent method to visualize different mRNA molecules inside living ...

Researchers have made a significant advance in understanding how genes are controlled in living organisms. The new study focuses on critical snippets of RNA in the tiny, transparent roundworm ...

An innovative three-color method for capturing images of mRNA inside live mammalian cells has been developed by UMass Amherst chemists. Because RNA is both incredibly important to human life and ...