Genes outside nucleus have disproportionate effect

Saturday, October 12, 2013 - 09:00 in Biology & Nature

New research shows that the tiny proportion of a cell's DNA that is located outside the cell nucleus has a disproportionately large effect on a cell's metabolism. The work, with the model plant Arabidopsis, may have implications for future treatments for inherited diseases in humans.

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