repair in RNA-based organisms

["Karam, Andrew" <Andrew_Karam@URMC.Rochester.edu>]

Greetings!

Does anyone in Radsafe-land know of any references I can look at that would
describe mutation repair mechanisms and their effectiveness in RNA-based
organisms?  Or, barring any formal citations, can anyone tell me who might
be working in this area?  My interest stems from the possibility that
RNA-based organisms may have been important very early in the history of
life, a time of great importance to my research.

Thanks -

Andy

P. Andrew Karam, CHP
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University of Rochester
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