Events coordination during embryogenesis
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
This is an image of an embryo of the sea squirt Ciona. A new study by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists reveals a mechanism through which the expression of genes is controlled – a finding that highlights genetic mutations that can impair the timing of gene expression. Such mutations can affect the co-ordination of key events that are required for stepwise development of an organism, and can also give rise to cancer by turning on genes at the wrong time.