Scientists uncover new DNA role in modifying gene function

Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

For years, scientists have thought of DNA as a passive blueprint capable only of producing specific proteins through RNA transcription. Now, research led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has shown DNA can also act to fine-tune the activity of certain proteins known as nuclear receptors.

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