1. Small RNAs make big splash. (Breakthrough of the Year)
- Author
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Couzin, Jennifer
- Subjects
Retina -- Observations -- Technology application ,Cryobiology -- Innovations -- Technology application ,Cytogenetics -- Observations -- Technology application ,DNA sequencers -- Technology application -- Innovations ,Protein research -- Observations -- Technology application ,RNA -- Observations -- Technology application ,Circadian rhythms -- Causes of -- Technology application ,Laser photochemistry -- Observations -- Technology application ,Cosmic background radiation -- Observations -- Technology application ,Optics, Adaptive -- Innovations -- Technology application ,Neutrinos -- Observations -- Technology application ,Hominids -- Technology application ,Tomography -- Innovations -- Technology application ,Technology application ,Science and technology - Abstract
Just when scientists thought they had deciphered the roles played by the cell's leading actors, a familiar performer has turned up in a stunning variety of guises. RNA, long upstaged by its more glamorous sibling, DNA, is turning out to have star qualities of its own., #1 The Winner Small RNAs Make Big Splash For decades, RNA molecules were dismissed as little more than drones, taking orders from DNA and converting genetic information into proteins. But [...]
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- 2002