Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

DNA's shape controls genes

 Scientists from Australia and the United States bring new insights to our understanding of the three-dimensional structure of the genome, one of the biggest challenges currently facing the fields of genomics and genetics. Their findings are published in Nature Genetics online.
Roughly 3 metres of DNA is tightly folded into the nucleus of every cell in our body. This folding allows some genes to be ‘expressed’, or activated, while excluding others.

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1 comment:

Sannia Ho ML said...

Dear Juha,
My daughter is interested in studying biomedical science in Australia, I am a graphic design lecturer and really don't have much knowledge about this field. Which universities will you recommend ?
Thank you for your kind sharing.
Sannia

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