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How does RNA know where to go in the city of the cell? Using cellular ZIP codes and postal carrier routes

  • Written by Matthew Taliaferro, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
How does RNA know where to go in the city of the cell? Using cellular ZIP codes and postal carrier routesCells move their genetic material from one place to another in the form of RNA.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Before 2020, when my friends and acquaintances asked me what I study as a molecular biologist, their eyes would inevitably glaze over as soon as I said “RNA.” Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown...

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