RNA: The cousin left behind becomes a star

Computational Studies of RNA and DNA

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 259-281

  Schlick, Tamar ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

RNA design; RNA folding; RNA graphs; RNA structural repertoire; RNA structure and function; secondary structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887876265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4851-3_10     Document Type: Chapter

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