Scientists uncover new RNA processing mechanism and a new class of small RNAs
Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 06:42
in Biology & Nature
A very small fraction of our genetic material - about 2% - performs the crucial task scientists once thought was the sole purpose of the genome: to serve as a blueprint for the production of proteins, the molecules that make cells work and sustain life. This 2% of human DNA is converted into intermediary molecules called RNAs, which in turn carry instructions within cells for protein manufacture...