Evolutionary Origin Of Mammalian Gene Regulation Is Over 150 Million Years Old
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 16:14
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have found that a complex, highly conserved and extremely important mechanism of controlling genes is over 150 million years old. The findings have provided new insights into the evolution of genomic or parental imprinting and epigenetic regulation in mammals. A failure of these sophisticated processes is associated with many human genetic diseases, psychiatric and autoimmune disorders and aging.