This is pretty neat: organisms including humans have stretches of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that serve as thermometers rather than coding for protein synthesis or serving some other purpose.
These can help cells respond to situations of unusual heat and cold. It’s also a neat demonstration of how complex the behaviour of genetic material can be.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023.
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