This post is exactly as it sounds… After doing some research on the Smaug protein, and stumbling across H19, I’m switching the focus of my project from the Smaug protein to the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) H19.
This is because 1) I am attracted to the idea of furthering my knowledge of how lncRNAs function in development 2) H19 is a player in development that is starting to receive some traction again from the scientific community and 3) I feel as if with H19, in comparison to the Smaug protein, I would be able to integrate more of the concepts and techniques learned in class.