Although they are tiny, microRNAs can have large-scale effects because they regulate a variety of genes. These minuscule molecules are now definitively linked to the development of cancer.
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Meltzer, P. Small RNAs with big impacts. Nature 435, 745–746 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/435745a
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