title: Comparing miRNAs and viroids; highly conserved molecular mechanisms for the transmission of genetic information.
authors.affiliation: LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Pharmacology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lukiw
keywords: PSTV; evolution; genetic variation; miRNA-146a; micro RNAs (miRNAs); molecular speciation and complexity; potato spindle tuber viroid; viroids