Scientists Complete First Genome Mapping of Molecule Found in Human Embryonic Stem Cells That May Regulate Gene Expression
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 17:00
in Biology & Nature
Stem cell researchers at UCLA have generated the first genome-wide mapping of a DNA modification called 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) in embryonic stem cells, and discovered that it is predominantly found in genes that are turned on, or active.