Genetic Choreography of the Developing Human Embryo
“the discovery of a major new programme of non-coding transcription adds a fresh layer of detail on the spatiotemporal regulation of the human genome.”
the identification of a role for non-protein-encoding RNAs in sculpting the organs of the embryo is on a par with that of the finding that genes are in pieces – the introns snipped out, leaving only the exons to encode protein
The discovery of introns instantly dispelled the long-held view of the gene as a single, sleek, DNA code for an RNA molecule.
Like introns, LINC RNAs were also once not well understood because they do not encode protein. The wonder of genetics is that we often think that we know close to all there is to know, only to discover yet another hidden language of life.
Common Design 