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MicroRNA is here to stay

Nature volume 425, pages 244–245 (2003)Cite this article

A form of gene regulation that uses small RNA molecules to bind to longer RNAs was first described over a decade ago, but was thought to be of little significance in controlling cellular processes. No longer.

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Figure 1: MicroRNAs in action.

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