In rna lifes indispensable molecule jim darnell provides a comprehensive and captivating account of rna research illuminated by his own life long and celebrated engagement in the field darnell describes how scientists unraveled fundamental questions about the biochemical and genetic importance of rna how mrnas are generated and used to produce proteins how noncoding and catalytic rnas mediate key cellular processes and how rna molecules likely initiated life on earth with a scope . In rna lifes indispensable molecule jim darnell provides a comprehensive and captivating account of rna research illuminated by his own life long and celebrated engagement in the field darnell describes how scientists unraveled fundamental questions about the biochemical and genetic importance of rna how mrnas are generated and used to produce proteins how noncoding and catalytic rnas mediate key cellular processes and how rna molecules likely initiated life on earth with a scope . Rna lifes indispensable molecule by james e darnell 2011 cold spring harbor laboratory press isbn 978 1 936113 19 4. In rna lifes indispensable molecule jim darnell provides a comprehensive and captivating account of rna research illuminated by his own life long and celebrated engagement in the field darnell describes how scientists unraveled fundamental questions about the biochemical and genetic importance of rna how mrnas are generated and used to produce proteins how noncoding and catalytic rnas