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Coding in non-coding RNAs

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The discovery of peptides encoded by what were thought to be non-coding – or 'junk' – regions of precursors to microRNA sequences reveals a new layer of gene regulation. These sequences may not be junk, after all. See Letter p.90

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Figure 1: MicroRNAs and their associated peptides.

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  1. Peter M. Waterhouse and Roger P. Hellens are at the Queensland University of Technology Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia.,

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Waterhouse, P., Hellens, R. Coding in non-coding RNAs. Nature 520, 41–42 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14378

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