Scientists develop the first atomic view of key genetic processes

In a landmark study to be published in the journal Nature, scientists have been able to create the first picture of genetic processes that happen inside every cell of our bodies. Using a 3-D visualisation method called X-ray crystallography, Song Tan, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, has built the first-ever image of a protein interacting with the nucleosome - DNA packed tightly into space-saving bundles organised around a protein core. The research is expected to aid future investigations into diseases such as cancer...

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