For different species, different functions for embryonic microRNAs

Researchers at The Rockefeller University have discovered that a family of microRNAs that regulates early embryonic development is evolutionarily conserved from fish to amphibians and humans, but its function is not. The findings are a warning: Scientists should not assume that what they learn about microRNAs in animal studies will hold true for people.

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