Study shows cellular RNA can template DNA repair in yeast

The growth of the budding yeast colonies in the four patches at the bottom of the Petri dish indicates that DNA has been repaired by using transcript RNA from within the cells. (Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt)
Sep 03, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Scientists have shown that RNA from within cells of a common yeast can serve as a template for repairing DNA.
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