Mriganka Sur
Head, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
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No longer junk: Role of long noncoding RNAs in autism risk
Long pieces of RNA that do not code for protein have diverse and important roles in the cell and may contribute to autism risk, say Nikolaos Mellios and Mriganka Sur.

No longer junk: Role of long noncoding RNAs in autism risk
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Contested paper on vaccines, autism in rats retracted by journal
The editor-in-chief cited “inconsistencies in the number of subjects” as the reason for the retraction.

Contested paper on vaccines, autism in rats retracted by journal
The editor-in-chief cited “inconsistencies in the number of subjects” as the reason for the retraction.