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- From: ken@iat.holonet.net (Ken Easlon)
- Subject: Re: MRNA
- Message-ID: <Bzy7Fz.M38@iat.holonet.net>
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- References: <BzsBw2.HF7@iat.holonet.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 02:40:45 GMT
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- In article <BzsBw2.HF7@iat.holonet.net>, I wrote:
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- >I'm interested in calculating the communication bandwidth of mRNA in a
- >typical cell. Does anyone have any information/references regarding the
- >rate of production of mRNA (per cell) or rate of protein synthesis.
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- Let me back up a notch.
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- First, insert protocol statements, please, thank you, eternally grateful,
- etc.
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- Question, does anyone have any thoughts/references about the idea of
- viewing the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell as sort of a computer CPU, with
- DNA playing the part of read only memory?
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- In the chain of thought I'm working on, it would be useful to know the rate
- at which mRNA transfers information from the nucleus to the ribosomes.
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- Anyone?
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