Research team finds important role for junk DNA

Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 06:35 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have called it 'junk DNA.' They have long been perplexed by these extensive strands of genetic material that dominate the genome but seem to lack specific functions. Why would nature force the genome to carry so much excess baggage?...

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