The Liberation of RNA
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The Liberation of RNA - What Kind of Work Did You Do?
"This is around the time of the Amadou Diallo case in New York," says producer Sir and Wheeler. "My work was focused on one of those small RNA molecules, these autonomously functioning RNA molecules that are responsible for switching genes on and off", he adds. In the 90s, we learned that RNA actually does things in a cell,. It can actually function like an enzyme. This stuff is really active and is an important part of the way life functions across the biosphere."
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