The enormous regions of the genome that do not encode proteins—the fundamental building blocks of cellular structure and metabolism—are represented by the “dark side” of the genome. The human genome contains up to 98% non-coding DNA, or lengthy non-coding RNA. Certain non-coding RNAs are essential for cellular identity, development, and the advancement of cancer. They are presently extensively researched in a variety of creatures to determine their purpose.

This book provides a review of this rapidly developing field of study, highlighting the wide range of functional diversity of those molecules as well as their potential basic and therapeutic roles. It also develops the recent history of non-coding RNA, their hotly contested classification, and how they pique the intense interest of biologists studying developmental and tumorigenesis biology.

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