ribozyme
noun
ri·bo·zyme
ˈrī-bə-ˌzīm 
: a molecule of RNA that functions as an enzyme (as by catalyzing the cleavage of other RNA molecules)
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This second complete ribozyme speeds up the assembly of the third pair, and this third ribozyme speeds up the union of the first pair.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2012
And Attwater found that one such ribozyme called R18 is still active at subzero temperatures.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2010
In fact, ice actually stabilised the ribozyme, preventing it from breaking down.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2010
In a truly cooperative system, one ribozyme would speed up the replication of another.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2012
The researchers then subjected the pool of ribozymes to a challenge.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2016
Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2012
And Attwater found that one such ribozyme called R18 is still active at subzero temperatures.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2010
In fact, ice actually stabilised the ribozyme, preventing it from breaking down.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2010
In a truly cooperative system, one ribozyme would speed up the replication of another.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2012
The researchers then subjected the pool of ribozymes to a challenge.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2016
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ribozyme
noun
ri·bo·zyme
ˈrī-bə-ˌzīm
: a molecule of RNA that functions as an enzyme (as by catalyzing the cleavage of other RNA molecules)
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