rRNA—the evolution of that magic molecule
- ICMB, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
- Corresponding author: robin.gutell{at}mail.utexas.edu
This extract was created in the absence of an abstract.
I was delighted when Tim Nilsen asked me to contribute an article for this special 20th anniversary issue. I've been very fortunate to witness and participate in the transformation of our understanding of RNA and the biology that is emerging because of it. My happenstance and serendipitous entry into RNA research provided opportunities for me to explore and meander, and benefit from the nucleic acid sequencing and computer technologies that were in their infancy when I was starting my scientific career. These then cottage industries have blossomed into major academic and biotechnology centers that have changed the manner scientific research is practiced, and provides for an alternative and complementary means to decipher complex systems.
Past to present
Introduction
As an undergraduate in the mid to late 1970s my broad interests were molecular biology with specific interests in molecular evolution and a growing interest in computers and mathematical abstractions to understand the system. At that …
