New study reveals hidden regulatory roles of “junk” DNA (IMAGE)

Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi), Kyoto University

New study reveals hidden regulatory roles of “junk” DNA

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A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic “junk”, may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression.

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