Keith Maggert, University of Arizona (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Keith Maggert, University of Arizona

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Potentially dangerous genes embedded within human DNA were once thought to be locked down by helpful DNA structures called heterochromatin. A University of Arizona researcher disputes that belief and hopes to change the paradigm even further.

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Kelvin Pond

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