Untangling DNA regulation
Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 15:42
in Biology & Nature
MIT biologists have discovered that the organization of DNA's packing material plays a critical role in directing stem cells to become different types of adult cells. The work could also shed light on the possible role of DNA packaging in cancer development.
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