Researchers shed new light on RNA's journey out of a cell's nucleus

Friday, November 11, 2016 - 07:31 in Biology & Nature

Cells secure DNA within their nuclei like a secret code stashed in a vault. However, the tightly controlled borders of the nucleus create a challenge: In order for the cell to produce essential proteins, messages derived from DNA must somehow escape the nucleus in the form of RNA molecules.

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