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Tiny brakes for a growing heart

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The discovery of microRNAs has revolutionized many areas of biology. The latest news is that these RNAs seem to regulate the crucial balance between growth and specialization of cardiac cells.

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Figure 1: Heart development and miR-1.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Research and Developmental Biology, and the Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Ontario, Canada

    Benoit G. Bruneau

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Bruneau, B. Tiny brakes for a growing heart. Nature 436, 181–182 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/436181a

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