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‘Linc-ing’ a noncoding RNA to a central cellular pathway

The recent discovery of more than a thousand genes known as large intergenic non coding RNAs (or ‘lincRNAs’) has opened up a new approach to understanding the function and organization of the genome.
The mystery of healthy fat people
It is common to find obese people – even morbidly obese people – who are healthier than their condition would normally allow.
Morphine blocks tumour growth
Current research suggests that taking morphine can block new blood vessel and tumour growth.
 
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