Rewrite the textbooks: Transcription is bidirectional

Genes that contain instructions for making proteins make up less than 2% of the human genome. Yet, for unknown reasons, most of our genome is transcribed into RNA. The same is true for many other organisms that are easier to study than humans.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news152112434.html">Rewrite the textbooks: Transcription is bidirectional</a></p> <p>Genes that contain instructions for making proteins make up less than 2% of the human genome. Yet, for unknown reasons, most of our genome is transcribed into RNA. The same is true for many other organisms that are easier to study than humans. </p>