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MicroRNA is the master regulator of the genome; Researchers are learning how to treat diseases by using the method of controlling genes

Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, and life formed less than a billion years later. Although life as we know it depends on four major macromolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins, and lipids), only one is thought to be present at the beginning of life: RNA. It’s no surprise that RNA probably comes first. It is one… Read More »