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Not ‘junk’ anymore: Obscure DNA has key role in stroke damage

December 16, 2015 by

Blocking a type of RNA produced by what used to be called 'junk DNA' can prevent a significant portion of the neural destruction that follows a stroke, a new study in rats demonstrates.

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