Watching Genes Jump (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Watching Genes Jump

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Thanks to a new technique, jumping genes twinkle on and off depending on whether they are restoring or disrupting gene function.

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Courtesy Nigel Goldenfeld

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