The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...
DNA and RNA methylation, initially thought to operate as distinct pathways, have been shown to interact closely, shifting our understanding of gene regulation. A team of researchers from the ...
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