In some cases introns can contain small non-coding RNAs that can act in regulatory function e.g. microRNAs can be found in introns, and are highly involved in regulation of translation of mRNA into protein (and are important for anything from development to cancer).

She's been on my list to read for years. I've heard so many great things about her books. I think I even have one at home (Parable of the Sower?) Will bring it to the top of the reading pile.

One series you could look into is the Wizard of Earthsea series by Ursula K Le Guin. She is a white woman, but her series is based in a world where most of the societies are POC, and the one society that is predominantly white is the warring society. She wrote it that way on purpose (and was rightfully pissed off…

That is the most amazing car ad ever.

I think you can in Europe.

More research, bolding in the results section is from me.

Oh I almost forgot about Marcus! I was so pissed off by that one.

I think it started off bad because they gave the opening monologue to Jaden, who just sounded wooden. I hate most opening monologues, but Will might have been able to do something with it.

<Sighs> this is pretty timely since my husband and I had a talk about my cursing habits since I'm 7 months pregnant. I've definitely gotten worse with the swearing and his concern is I swear mostly in the car when I'm driving, and mostly when I'm angry at other drivers. So I'm trying to keep my road rage in check…

Ugh, that's horrible that you had to deal with someone like that. My aunt's first child had anecephaly, but they didn't know until the birth (this was in the 80s so I don't know how many ultrasounds my aunt had or if it was detectable at all with the technology of the day), and she was devastated. It was really hard…

I had a talk about using that word with my brother, and I wish I could remember how I phrased it. Basically I just told him that hearing it used in a pejorative way bothered me. I told him that I knew it would be hard to stop using it completely since a lot of people don't even notice it, but if he could refrain…

She was cloned from the hand of the statue thing they took away in the first scene, which was originally from earth. They were keeping the fifth element safe during our turbulent war years, and brought it back when it was needed.

I had my hair done up in a beehive last year, and they can get some impressive height from just teasing it. And lots of hairspray and bobby pins, took me two showers to get my hair close to normal. My hair was about 3-4 inches past my shoulders back then.

I've never tried Barry White, but with my fish I do what ever it takes to get my embryos (threaten, cajole, swear, Good Cop AND Bad Cop). Stupid fish, they are supposed to be easier than mice!

A lot of biology labs don't work with the kind of chemicals or heat that would make synthetic materials really problematic, and when you do you wear a lab coat and work in the hood. But we often work with carcinogenic or radioactive material, when any barrier between your skin and the harmful material is good. So…

Well my zebrafish totally care what I wear and will only give me embryos if I'm in a cocktail dress with heels (closed toe of course, this is a lab.) Also I have to sing Marvin Gaye to them...and sometimes dance a little.

I did not know that drinking out of Mason jars is hipster. My husband and I have been using Mason jars as drinking glasses for a few years now. In our defense, we started doing it because we had all these left over Mason jars after we canned our own pasta sauce....oh wait.

I think they could be cute to wear under a skirt that's a little floaty, so if there's a breeze, at least you are well covered and all anyone would see is a bit of lace.

Not just the hardcore ones. My family is fairly reform but my Grandmother is all about avoiding the evil eye, so no shower from that side of the family and she refuses to buy anything for her future great-grandchild until after the birth (2.5 months to go!) I guess she bought something for my aunt's first child who…

Yeah, from what I heard Collins only pursued the patent because if he didn't go for it, someone else might have. But he certainly didn't do it for the money.