A genome-wide map shows precisely where microRNAs do their work
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 12:21
in Health & Medicine
MicroRNAs are the newest kid on the genetic block. By regulating the unzipping of genetic information, these tiny molecules have set the scientific world alight with such wide-ranging applications as onions that can't make you cry and potential new therapeutic treatments for viral infections, cancer and degenerative diseases. But the question remains: How do they work?...