New Sequencing Technology Pinpoint 'On-off Switches' In Genomes
Monday, February 16, 2009 - 10:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have developed a set of molecular tools that provide important insight into the complex genomes of multicellular organisms. The strategy promises to clarify the longstanding mystery of the role played by vast stretches of DNA sequence that do not code for the functional units -- genes -- that nevertheless may have a powerful regulatory influence.