RNA Toxicity Contributes To Neurodegenerative Disease, Scientists Say

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 11:28 in Biology & Nature

Biologists have determined that faulty RNA, the blueprint that creates mutated, toxic proteins, contributes to a family of neurodegenerative disorders in humans. The study demonstrates that faulty RNA also assists in the onset and progression of disease in fruit fly models.

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