Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...
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Scientists identify a non-coding gene that directly controls how big cells grow
The study shows that a long non-coding RNA called CISTR-ACT acts as a master regulator of cell size, influencing how large or ...
But only a tiny percentage of our DNA – around 2% – contains our 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98% – long known as the non-coding genome, or so-called ‘junk’ DNA – includes many of the switches that ...
What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...
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Alzheimer's Clues Hidden in Junk DNA
When most of us think of DNA, we have a vague idea it's made up of genes that give us our physical features, our behavioural ...
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