Science And Society

Noncoding RNA, genome, complex systems, human development. Professor John Mattick's research interest is in the role of noncoding RNA in the evolution and development of complex organisms. Professor Mattick has published over 150 scientific papers. has developed a new theory of the structure of genetic information in higher organisms, which may explain the purpose of so-called junk DNA in the human genome as a hidden information system that directs human development.