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Jo Richardson
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jsr29@cam.ac.uk
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3 articles by this user (0.9% of 464 articles)

Introns: evolution and function? (part II)

added 2002 may 19
Molecular Biology

"If introns account for such a high percentage of our DNA, do they possibly serve any purpose, and if they don't, why haven't we got rid of them?"

Introns: evolution and function (part I)

added 2002 may 19
Molecular Biology

"Introns are non-coding DNA accounting for approximately 95% of transcribed DNA in humans. How did they get into the genome and stay there, and do they serve any purpose? The first part of this article considers the evolution of introns."

Jo's biology article

added 2001 april 08
Mutation

"The origin of mutants This piece is based on an influential scientific paper, and questions one of the most basic assumptions of modern molecular biology."

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