Researchers have developed a technique that can identify errors caused by mutations linked to a range of genetic disorders, ...

A new study combines RNA origami and glass nanopores to achieve a 18-nucleotide resolution for diagnosing repeat expansion disorders like ALS.

Scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, have uncovered a crucial trick used by enteroviruses—the group behind diseases like polio, myocarditis, encephalitis, and even the common ...

Scientists provide fresh insights on the origins of life, presenting compelling evidence supporting the 'RNA World' hypothesis. The study unveils an RNA enzyme that can make accurate copies of other ...

There are plenty of unanswered questions about the origin of life on Earth. But the research community has largely reached consensus that one of the key steps was the emergence of an RNA molecule that ...

May 18, 2026 expert reaction to latest UKHSA hantavirus update including receiving from Japan doses of the antiviral medicine favipiravir (FAVI) Scientists comment on the latest H ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...