Cells make proteins by copying genes into RNA molecules, which serve as templates for building proteins. (scientificamerican.com)
CHEMISTRY: Roger D. Kornberg of Stanford University, for his work over the past six years illustrating the molecular mechanism for copying genes in eukaryotes. (scientificamerican.com)
He suspects that other scientists will start looking for copied genes in the evolutionary history of other animals, both domestic and wild. (insidescience.org)