What You Eat Affects Your Genes: RNA from Rice Can Survive Digestion and Alter Gene Expression

RNAs from rice can survive digestion and make their way into mammalian tissues, where they change the expression of genes.

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By Veronique Greenwood
Sep 21, 2011 10:59 PMApr 11, 2023 4:09 PM

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