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The Dual Life of RNA
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2017
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Molecular biology techniques have enabled us to prepare and select RNA aptamers that can bind specifically to small targets. RNA oligonucleotides can also be used as fluorescent probes. We have combined the two approaches to obtain Aptamer Beacons, in which molecular recognition is linked to the emission of an optical signal. These RNA biosensors could be used to detect directly the signatures of life in samples of mineral and extra-terrestrial material.
- Type
- Origins and Evolution of Life
- Information
- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 315 - 320
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004
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