Functions of DNA and RNA

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RNA recovered from Siberian mammoth that died 39,000 years ago

Scientists have recovered the oldest-known RNA, a molecule necessary for most biological functions, from a woolly mammoth that inhabited Siberia about 39,000 years ago, showing it can last longer than previously known and promising a new path for studying organisms that lived long ago.

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Ancient RNA offers a snapshot of a mammoth's life 39,000 years ago

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World's oldest RNA extracted from woolly mammoth

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CRISPR Reveals Hidden Functions of Noncoding RNA

Genes contain instructions for protein production, and the central dogma of biology states that this information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins. However, only about 2% of the human genome ...

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Mammoth RNA sequenced for the first time, marking a giant leap toward understanding prehistoric life

Scientists successfully sequence the RNA from woolly mammoths found in Siberia that lived up between 10,000 thousand and ...

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Textbooks need to be rewritten: RNA, not DNA, is the main cause of acute sunburn

We have all been told to avoid direct sunlight between 12 noon and 3 p.m., seek out shade and put on sunscreen and a hat. Nevertheless, most of us have been experienced sunburn at least once. The skin ...

39,000-year-old mammoth RNA found in Siberian permafrost

The remarkably preserved mammoth has pushed the known limits of RNA survival, offering rare insights into the real-time ...

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