Next gen sequencing technology pinpoint 'on-off switches' in genomes

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of California, San Diego 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. The research is described in the 12 February edition of the journal Nature...

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