Detailed study reveals genes are constantly rearranged by cells
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - 12:02
in Biology & Nature
Moving genes about could help cells to respond to change according to scientists at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, UK and the Weizmann Institute, Israel. Changing the location of a gene within a cell alters its activity. Like mixing music, different locations can make a gene 'louder' or 'quieter', with louder genes contributing more actively to the life of a cell.