Moving from biochemistry to molecular biology, Palatnik started investigating the role of microRNAs — tiny RNA molecules that are important in gene regulation in most life forms — in the development of the plant Arabidopsis. (sciencemag.org)
Bar some viruses, most life forms around today use DNA to store genetic information and RNA to execute the instructions encoded by that DNA. (newscientist.com)
Most life forms on Earth lack neurons, and yet they frequently manage to behave in complex ways. (newscientist.com)