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Happy New Year! No. 1 Story of 2024: Nobel Prize for Function of “Junk DNA”

That so-called genetic junk would turn out to be functional was a prediction of intelligent design going back to the 1990s. Read More ›
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2024 Nobel Prize Awarded for the Discovery of Function for a Type of “Junk DNA”

That so-called genetic junk would turn out to be functional was a prediction of intelligent design going back to the 1990s. Read More ›
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Noncoding RNA Research Gaining Ground Over “Junk” Label

Perhaps it won’t be long before everyone, critics included, looks at the “junk DNA” concept in the rear-view mirror.  Read More ›
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In New Research, RNA Takes Center Stage

DNA has long been considered the “master molecule” in genetics, but its erstwhile servant, RNA, is gaining increased recognition for its many essential functions. Read More ›
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Care for Appetizers? Electric Proteins, Spidey Sense, and More

Welcome to the second day of the New Year! Like tasty sliders, these short news stories should get the juices flowing for big developments in 2020. Read More ›

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