Messenger RNAs don't usually correspond exactly to DNA — portions of the primary transcript, known as introns, are removed by splicing. A study reveals new ways in which splicing can be regulated.
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Futcher, B., Leatherwood, J. Bound to splice. Nature 455, 885–886 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/455885a
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