Twenty years of RNA: then and now
- Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4973, USA
- Corresponding author: twn{at}case.edu
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This issue marks the 20th anniversary of publication of RNA (actually one month late). To celebrate this occasion, more than 200 RNA researchers (some of whom are pictured on the cover) were invited to submit short pieces describing their personal reflections of how the field has evolved over the past 20 years as well as outline what they believe to be the major questions left to be answered. A number of respondents questioned the value of having an issue filled with redundancy; many anticipated everyone would write about RNAi, microRNAs, lncRNAs, RNAseq, riboswitches, etc. Certainly, these fields are mentioned by several people, but I am amazed at the diversity of topics discussed in depth by over 130 contributors. Indeed, a thorough reading of this issue will provide the uninitiated with a scholarly introduction to almost every corner of the ever expanding universe of RNA research.
Before providing my own perspectives, …
