“Junk DNA” can sense viral infection
Once considered unimportant "junk DNA," scientists have learned that non-coding RNA (ncRNA) — RNA molecules that do not translate into proteins — play a crucial role in cellular function.
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Once considered unimportant "junk DNA," scientists have learned that non-coding RNA (ncRNA) — RNA molecules that do not translate into proteins — play a crucial role in cellular function.
The development of more effective cancer drugs could be a step nearer thanks to the discovery, by scientists at Warwick Medical School, of how an inbuilt ‘security check’ operates to guarantee cells divide with the correct number of chromosomes.
James Ball discovered the information Google and Facebook hold on him is disturbing and creepy, but also comforting
DNA and RNA molecules are the basis for all life on Earth, but they don't necessarily have to be the basis for all life everywhere, scientists have shown.
The criminal charges against Kim Dotcom in the United States may never get to trial, the judge overseeing the case has told the FBI.
The ability for computer technology to automatically create a society of smart, tolerant citizens may be more hype and hope than reality...
As the demise of the Sopa anti-piracy act showed, established arguments for protecting the rights of content creators are almost impossible to apply to a digital world
Eyeless shrimp and fish with lesions are becoming common, with BP oil pollution believed to be the likely cause.
Threats range from governments trying to control citizens to the rise of Facebook and Apple-style 'walled gardens'
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