RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is a biological macromolecule made of nucleotides. Plays a role in catalyzing certain biological reactions as well as carrying genetic material in viruses.
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Current state of direct RNA sequencing
I had a colleague ask me recently whether mRNAs could be sequenced directly. I found this Nature paper[1] published by Helicos in 2009, in which they describe their developments in the area. It's been ...
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Mouse meta-globin mRNA problem
This is an mRNA strand of mouse meta-globin:
5'-ccccagauacggaauucgaau-3'
A) Which small RNA (below) is most likely to regulate expression of
meta-globin?
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Are there any strictly chloroplast/mitochondrion-residing ribozymes?
A simple question that had occurred to me. Considering the small doubt of transcribed genes in both organelles, I would doubt it, but are there any known ribozymes strictly found in either ...
