Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Nels and Vincent reveal how introns – the parts of pre-mRNAs that are removed by splicing – were generated by DNA transposons in two different picoeukaryotes.
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- Introns from DNA transposons (Nature)
- Reverse transcription and integration lecture
- Image: Elde Lab Mobile Studios on location in Santa Fe, NM
- Letters read on TWiEVO 16
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