Re:The ramifications of a new type of gene
by derivt on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @07:26AM
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The experiment you suggest seems promising. As a math teacher, I don't know about this field. But to suggest experiments that "could" prove or support and hypothesis is a good way to advance science. Thanks for our suggestions. As a Ph.D. math teacher I don't know about this field.
Still, your fundamental idea has some merits. A more promising experiment would forego viral RNA and instead mutate the specific miRNA-206 in mice to carry a specific signature. Sequencing the resulting embryo in early development could show whether the mutated miRNA was taken up. I say “could” because there are fairly big caveat: miRNAs are short-lived (unless they are actively regenerated) and the concentrations may be too low to pick up a signal.