国际多尺度计算工程期刊

Mathematical and Biological Scientists Assess the State of the Art in RNA Science at an IMA Workshop, RNA in Biology, Bioengineering, and Biotechnology

ABSTRACT

Highlights of the IMA workshop RNA in Biology, Bioengineering, and Biotechnology are summarized, including recent developments in RNA secondary structure prediction and RNA design, innovative mathematical constructs for RNA structure, bioinformatics advances in RNA structure analysis and prediction, and experimental progress in RNA folding and imaging.

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