Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things. So, in order to treat or cure almost any disease or condition – including cancer – you first need to have a fundamental understanding of cell biology.
While researchers have a pretty good understanding of what each component of a cell does, there are still things we don’t know about them – including the role that some RNAs molecules play in a cell. Finding the answer to this may be key in developing further cancer treatments, which is what the research has sought to uncover.
Key Takeaways:
- While researchers have a pretty good understanding of what each component of a cell does, there are still things we don’t know about them – including the role that some RNAs molecules play in a cell.
- But recent studies are challenging these assumptions, showing these “useless” RNAs actually perform a very specific purpose.
- Three types of molecules carry information in a cell, and each of these molecules performs its own important function.
“In line with this model, RNA has long been seen as nothing more than an intermediary between DNA and proteins.”
Read more: https://theconversation.com/cancer-how-one-type-of-rna-could-be-the-future-of-treatment-159745
Interested in more information on RNA? Check out our other article here.
You can also see our full 36 base pair DNA model (used in the TV series “Big Bang Theory”) here.
