Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications: A New Era for Biology and Medicine

by Division on Earth and Life Studies, Engineering National Academies of Sciences, Health and Medicine Division

Concerted efforts to deepen understanding of RNA modifications and their role in living systems hold the potential to advance human health, improve crop yields, and address other pressing societal challenges. RNA, which carries the information encoded by DNA to the places where it is needed, is amazingly diverse and dynamic. RNA is processed and modified through natural biological pathways, giving rise to hundreds, in some cases thousands, of distinct...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309706955
• ISBN13: 9780309706957
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 260 Pages