Study unveils hidden molecular machinery in RNA processes
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 11:31
in Biology & Nature
A special stretch of ribonucleic acid (RNA) called COOLAIR is revealing its inner structure and function to scientists, displaying a striking resemblance to an RNA molecular machine, territory previously understood to be limited to the cells' protein factory (the 'ribosome') and not a skill set given to mere strings of RNA.