Unexpected Catalysis for RNA and DNA: Roles in Biology?

Dr. Dipankar Sen
Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry; Simon Fraser University
Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 1:30pm
MSB 2172
Invited Speaker Seminar
Abstract: 
Several unexpected catalytic activities for RNA and DNA raise questions about the range and scope of biocatalysis, the origin of life on the early earth, and the ongoing relevance of these catalytic activities to the biology of extant organisms.
Host: 
Dr. Charles Boone and Dr. Sachdev Sidhu
Department of Molecular Genetics
Poster: