Chapter category: RNA
Preface
Transgenic Silkworms
Edited by: Katsutoshi YoshizatoISBN: 1-58706-176-7
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Chapter authors:
Jan Barciszewski, Volkmer Erdmann
Noncoding RNAs—A Tale for all Seasons Nucleic acids perform multiple tasks in living cells that range from the storage and transfer of genetic information to the catalysis of biochemical reactions. The relatively simple nucleotide composition of RNA and DNA molecules makes them easy to synthesize and to manipulate outside the confines of cells. Thus researchers may examine the ability of nucleic acids to perform various functions of molecular recognition and catalysis, and these ongoing efforts continue to add to our rapidly expanding knowledge about ligand-binding and catalytic reactions. Scientists are beginning to harness these properties to create new types of receptors and enzymes for use in basic research, biotechnology and molecular medicine (diagnostics and therapeutics).
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Preface
Jan Barciszewski, Volkmer Erdmann
Noncoding RNAs—A Tale for all Seasons Nucleic acids perform multiple tasks in living cells that range from the storage and transfer of genetic information to the catalysis of biochemical reactions. ...
Noncoding RNAs Encoded by Bacterial Chromosomes
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