We are far from understanding all the rules that govern the process of RNA splicing and defining the sequence information that governs intron definition. In the September 25 Proceedings of the ...

Within multi-exon genes, after introns are removed, the exons must be spliced back together. Splice-enhancer domains (exon sequences near the intron–exon boundary) help to ensure that this happens ...

The completed sequencing of entire bacterial genomes and recent advances in genomics has allowed the identification of many genes. While several genes have been characterized, the function of the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help ...

The human genome is just over 6 feet 8 inches long, which is 2 inches taller than the average NBA basketball player and in total, a lot of nucleotides! But what if the amount of sequence diversity ...

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to ...

Regions of the genome with repetitive sequences are difficult to selectively edit because it’s hard to control which of the repeated sections will be edited. Ribosomes, the molecular machines that ...

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing ...