Junk DNA: goodbye! (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 15:39 (3806 days ago) @ David Turell

Long non-coding RNA segments do code:-""Our work establishes that lncRNAs in yeast can encode proteins, and we provide evidence that this is probably true also in mammals, including humans," Baker said. "Our investigation has expanded our knowledge of the genetic coding potential of already well-characterized genomes."
 
"Collaborating with researchers including Case Western Reserve University graduate and undergraduate students, Baker analyzed yeast and mouse cells, which serve as model organisms because of their functional resemblance to human cells.
 
"Previously, lncRNAs were thought to lack the information and capacity to encode for proteins, distinguishing them from the messenger RNAs that are expressed from known genes and act primarily as templates for the synthesis of proteins. Yet this team demonstrated that a subset of these lncRNAs is engaged by the translation machinery and can function to produce protein products."-http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140623131331.htm-
My point is still the same. The less DNA is junk, the more likely it was designed