Obelisks have a circular RNA genome of only about 1,000 nucleotides.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by original bioRxiv preprint (Zheludev et al., 2024, Stanford), corroborated by Nature news coverage and CSIC press release, consistent across independent science journalism. [tier=silver indep_score=0.77 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on Obelisk discovery preprint (bioRxiv 2024.01.20.576352) (upstreams: Zheludev et al. 2024 bioRxiv preprint (Fire Lab, Stanford)) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Descubren una nueva entidad biológica que habita en el cuerpo humano | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.20.576352v1 (corroboration)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00297-x (corroboration)