The Scientist : Ancient introns [13/11/2001]

A computer program, INTRONMAP, investigates the origins and evolution of introns.

Email: Jonathan B Weitzman - jonathanweitzman@hotmail.com
News from The Scientist 2001, 2(1):20011113-01

13 November 2001

The origins of introns and their evolutionary role remain unclear. In the November 6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Alexei Fedorov and colleagues describe the use of a computer program, called INTRONMAP to present evidence for the existence of ancient introns (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2001, 98:13177-13182).

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