Scientists Have Unlocked the Code That Turns Genes On and Off
Bringing an end to disease is far more than a sci-fi dream. Human Initiator A DNA sequence code critical to our understanding of how human genes are …
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A DNA sequence code critical to our understanding of how human genes are turned on and off has just been unlocked by a team of scientists. Molecular biologists refer to this code as the “human initiator.” Ever since it was first observed back in the 80s, the human initiator was believed to play a significant role in gene activation, given that it commonly occurs at the start sites of genes.
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