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Textbooks need to be rewritten: RNA, not DNA, is the main cause of acute sunburn

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study reveals that RNA, another vital cellular molecule, plays a major role in triggering acute sunburn reactions.
Scientific American

How RNA Unseated DNA as the Most Important Molecule in Your Body

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 ...
Science Daily

New method uses DNA barcodes for high throughput RNA and protein detection in deep tissue

"New method uses DNA barcodes for high throughput RNA and protein detection in deep tissue." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250311121315.htm (accessed April 5, 2026).
The Conversation

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Marlene Belfort does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...