Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing, Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series, Dean of the College, Chemistry Program, and Biology Program Present

Shedding Some Light on the Dark Matter of the Genomic Universe

Earlier in the 21st century, the human genome was thought to consist of islands of important genes, coding for proteins, surrounded by a vast sea of “junk DNA.” But we now know that much of the vast noncoding part of the genome is also transcribed into RNA – noncoding RNA. Many hundreds of research laboratories are now engaged in observing and interrogating this dark matter of the genomic universe. Dr. Cech will describe two examples, catalytic RNA and telomerase RNA.

Dr. Thomas R. Cech is Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and Director of the Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology PhD Program at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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When: February 18, 2021, at 12:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Shedding Some Light on the Dark Matter of the Genomic Universe

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