Ambros and Ruvkun sought to understand how different types of cells-say, muscle versus nerve-develop, given that they all contain the same chromosomes with the same set of instructions.
The Nobel committee highlights their discovery of 'a new class of tiny RNA molecules' which translates DNA into the proper proteins needed for each type of cell.
Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam noted, 'Having a basic understanding is of course the first step towards developing applications,' indicating the potential future implications of this research.
Although there are no very clear applications available yet with microRNAs, knowing they exist and understanding their regulatory networks is always the first step.
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