The more researchers examine RNA, the more surprises they continue to uncover. What have we learned about RNA structure and function ... that an RNA molecule and a DNA molecule could form a ...

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...

In reality, there is much more to the RNA story. However, in the half-century since the structure of DNA was first elaborated, scientists have learned that RNA does much more than simply play a ...

In DNA, two complementary strands of nucleotides pair up through hydrogen bonds between the bases (A with T and G with C) to form the iconic double helix structure. RNA is usually single-stranded but ...