SETI bioastro: RNA research

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SPACE MEDICINE

- Using RNA Interference To Tune Gene Activity In Stem Cells
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacemedicine-03f.html

Cold Spring Harbor - Feb 06, 2003 - New method for the study and treatment of disease The application of RNA interference (RNAi) to the study of mammalian biology and disease has the potential to revolutionize biomedical research and speed the development of novel therapeutic strategies.

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EXO LIFE

- Purdue Researchers Connect Life's Blueprints With Its Energy Source
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-03i.html

West Lafayette - Feb 06, 2003 - The Purdue University research team that recently created a tiny motor out of synthetic biological molecules has found further evidence that RNA molecules can perform physical work, a discovery that could advance nanotechnology and possibly solve fundamental mysteries about life itself.

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TERRADAILY

- China Gets Ready For Year Of The Cloned Goat
http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/030206060111.e6e4t720.html

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OPINION SPACE

- Living In The Space Age Has Its Benefits
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-03g.html

by Larry Klaes
Los Angeles - Feb 06, 2003 - When one contemplates the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven astronauts, it is often hard for many of us to separate our emotions from the reasons why we send human beings into space and why those people willingly accept these daring and dangerous missions into a realm that can quickly end life from only a few missteps.

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