Constructing an RNA world

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1999, Pages

  Bartel, David P ^a   Unrau, Peter J ^a  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RIBOZYME; RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

CATALYSIS; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA METABOLISM; RNA REPLICATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION;

EID: 0033461766     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01483-8     Document Type: Review

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