Talk:History of RNA biology

I have started this page and just filled out the bare bones so far. The historical events listed are just those that seem most important and come to mind at this moment. I have undoubtedly forgotten some and neglected others, so please feel free to add others and help flesh out the details. Thanks. JMBurke1791 (talk) 12:58, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Should a section of non-coding RNAs for eukaryotes (e.g. Y RNA, HOTAIR, etc.) and bacteria (e.g. GOLLD, OLE, etc.) also be added? I saw that you had piRNA and Xist at the bottom of the article and that could certainly be rolled into it. Amazing list of contributions and history with this area of biology- good job in compiling it. Pjlmac (talk) 19:42, 30 November 2010 (UTC)


 * In my opinion we should try to restrict the list to the most important RNAs. There is a already a List of RNAs article.--Paul (talk) 20:37, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Why does the first heading say 1930-1950 instead of pre-1950? There's no information about anything of significance that happened around 1930. Rexodus (talk) 23:35, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

Synthesizing RNA from Volcanic Glass
I was directed to a paper: "Spontaneous Formation Of RNA On Volcanic Glass Could Explain Life's Origins" which may be reporting the formation of RNA from volcanic glass. I have difficulty reading and interpreting the article, but if the title is accurate, this seems like a breakthrough in explaining abiogenesis. Can someone read and interpret this paper and if it is reliable and significant, add the findings to this article. Thanks! Lbeaumont (talk) 20:39, 9 October 2023 (UTC)