Rna: Life's Indispensable Molecule

by James E. Darnell

Book Overview

In RNA: Life's Indispensable Molecule, Jim Darnell provides a comprehensive and captivating account of RNA research, illuminated by his own life-long and celebrated engagement in the field. Darnell describes how scientists unraveled fundamental questions about the biochemical and genetic importance of RNA--how mRNAs are generated and used to produce proteins, how noncoding and catalytic RNAs mediate key cellular processes, and how RNA molecules likely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936113198
• ISBN13: 9781936113194
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"