Scientists Reveal How Cells Destroy RNA, a Key Piece in Understanding Disease
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 11:50
in Biology & Nature
RNA encodes the proteins that play a key role in cellular reproduction, but the manner in which cells regulate its removal once these proteins are synthesized remains a mystery. One piece of this mystery has been solved as researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who have identified the steps by which a cell removes RNA from the cytoplasm.