"The gene is dead; long live the gene." - Jerry A. Coyne

Supplementary videos

Reverse transcriptase: making DNA from RNA and inhibiting HIV
Transcription animation (HHMI)
Eukaryotic Transcription: RNA Polymerase and friends at the TATA box
RNA can fold like a protein and act as a catalyst (HHMI)
Translation animation

Extra credit readings

• The Sea Change That's Challenging Biology's Central Dogma Discover Magazine 11/3/09
• Ribozymes & the RNA World Exploring Life's Origins

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