On Wednesday 22nd May Alice Godden presented her PhD research project to members of the public in the Lamb Inn pub, Norwich. This was part of the Pint of Science international festival.
She presented a talk entitled:
The Magic of microRNAs: How They Made You
In each cell lies the code for life; our DNA. DNA is like a winding string of information that tells sub-cellular machinery to make the blocks for life, proteins. Have you ever wondered how cells know where and when to produce these blocks? MicroRNAs are short interfering strings of information that can block the production of those building blocks, and can therefore affect gene expression. An area of key importance, where these short strings may have greatest impact is thought to be in the developing embryo. Using frogs to investigate, these strings are being untangled and better understood.
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