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Welcome to the website for the RNA World here at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This site is designed to complement the course taught by Prof. Luc Jaeger of the Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty in the Fall of 2004. The following pages are designed to give an in-depth look at topics discussed within the course that may be new to you, especially regarding RNA structure. Eventually, the fuction of RNA in nature will be explored as well.
**UPDATE** Since this site was initially designed, substantial changes have been made. To accomadate these changes, a new site was developed based around the idea of "architectonics," or the study of RNA structure. Currently, a section intitled "Priciples of RNA Architectonics" covers much of the material once contained here. We invite you to explore this new site discussing RNA primary, secondary, and tertiary structure, and the properties of each, by clicking on this link or the image above. Our appolgies for any inconveniece this may cause, but in the spirt of the world of RNA, the site is constantly evolving to provide a unique and beneficial resource for everyone.
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This category focuses on the way in which RNA forms its expansive array of 3D molecules. For clairty, discussion has been divided into five sections:
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The fuction of natural RNA ranges widely. Each of these roles will be ellaborated on within this section as the site is developed. A preview can be found below: |
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