We all know octopuses and squid are weird. What yo... ...y are. In fact, these creatues actually use their RNA in a quite different way than practically any oth... ...y Li heard about Joshua Rosenthal’s work on RNA editing in squid, his jaw dropped. That’s b... ...A to make proteins. In nearly eve...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/04/10/Octopuses-Are-Big-Weirdos/Did you get a sunburn this summe... ...this: that redness you got is actually RNA damage to skin cells. Using both... ...ractures and tangles elements of non-coding micro- RNA -- a special type of RNA inside the cell that does not direct...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/07/09/red-sunburn-is-rna-damage/Short RNA sequences (microRNA) from plants have been found... ...microRNAs. By identifying the function of plant RNA in gene expression, scientists can further deter...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/09/25/plant-rnas-in-mammals/[YouTube - Link] Here is an amazing CGI visualization of DNA coiling, replication, transcription and translation in real time as is occurring every second in our bodies. For me the most fascinating aspect of watching...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/03/molecular-visualization-of-dna/