April 5, 2023
0
Editors' notes

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:

fact-checked
trusted source
proofread

Video: Repeat expansion disorders—how RNA may gum up the works

by Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Credit: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
× close
Credit: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

What happens when an RNA molecule contains too many repeats of the same short sequence of bases, or RNA building blocks?

Whitehead Institute Member Ankur Jain and graduate student Michael Das explore how such repeats may contribute to .

Credit: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Provided by Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Load comments (0)

Unveiling nature's custodians: Study highlights crucial role of scavengers in wetlands

16 minutes ago

Too many vehicles, slow reactions and reckless merging: New math model explains how traffic and bacteria move

4 hours ago

Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it

11 hours ago

'Sour Patch' adults: 1 in 8 grown-ups love extreme tartness, study shows

11 hours ago

Long snouts protect foxes when they dive headfirst into snow, study finds

12 hours ago

Laser imaging could offer early detection for at-risk artwork

12 hours ago

Tibetan plateau had broader social dimensions than previously thought, suggests study

12 hours ago

Theoretical biologists test two modes of social reasoning and find surprising truths in simplicity

13 hours ago

It's all in the smile: New research finds politicians can influence voters with facial expressions

13 hours ago

New system boosts efficiency of quantum error correction

13 hours ago

Laser excitation of Th-229 nucleus: New findings suggest classical quantum physics and nuclear physics can be combined

15 hours ago