article_snippet: RNA stands for ribonucleic acid.
article_snippet: RNA is one of three important molecules that are essential for all known forms of life - as well as proteins and lipids.
article_snippet: RNA is formed from strings of nucleic acids, the same building blocks that create DNA.
article_snippet: Genetic information in a cell flows from DNA through RNA to proteins.
article_snippet: DNA is considered the 'blueprint' of the cell and RNA is what helps translate RNA.
article_snippet: Some life, like viruses, only use RNA and RNA
article_snippet: is thought that some of the earliest organisms on Earth used this molecule.
article_snippet: Proteins are considered to be the workhorses of the cell built up from strings of amino acids.
article_snippet: Proteins carry out the biochemical reactions that take place in the cell and make life tick.