Circular RNA 9-2-2017 by Paul Giem
Channel: ItIsAboutGod
Date: 2017-09-03

A recent article in science notes that absence of a circular RNA in mouse brains is associated with neurobehavioral disease. Our models of the brain are becoming more complex. Simple stories of previous years are not adequate to explain the facts. The implications for science and its interface with religion are discussed.

1. Piwecka, M. et al. 2017. Loss of a mammalian circular RNA locus causes miRNA deregulation and affects brain function. Am J Hum Genet 101: 274-282. Abstract available at http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2017/08/09/science.aam8526
2. http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/50061/title/First-In-Vivo-Function-Found-for-Animal-Circular-RNA
3. http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49873/title/Uncovering-Functions-of-Circular-RNAs

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