(ANSA) - Rome, February 2 - Italian scientists may have
discovered some of the secrets behind the body's ability to
produce essential proteins, possibly hidden in ribonucleic acids
(RNA).
Also known as the close cousin of the body's DNA, the RNA
has a more flexible structure that can fold into any number of
configurations.
The Italian scientists believe that nodes that may attach
to the RNA can "compromise" its functions, jamming production
of proteins.
The research, to be published Monday in the latest edition
of the journal of the National Academy of Science in the United
States (Pnas), was conducted by Cristian Micheletti and Marco Di
Stefano of the International School for Advanced Studies Trieste
(SISSA).
They collaborated with Henri Orland of the French
Commissariat for Atomic Energy and Energy Alternatives (CEA).
Italian scientists probe RNA
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