We are the best in creating of automatic systems for predicting RNA structures and their three-dimensional presentation – said Dr Marta Szachniuk. She and a team of Prof. Ryszard Adamiak from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS in Poznań have developed system of the RNA Composer. It is a free, publicly available, quick IT tool. It deals with both short and very long chains of RNA molecules with complex architecture.

During the 6 years of functioning of RNA Composer it has already performed 1 million tasks. This way many scientists got the first idea of ​​how the molecule looks in three dimensions.

The Polish results of RNA research are well- known worldwide. In this field, innovative experiments are conducted by a team of Prof. Janusz Bujnicki from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw. Prof. Ryszard Kierzek from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS in Poznań described the thermodynamic rules of RNA folding. (kp)