9 julio 2015
DNA within reproductive cells is protected through a clever system of find and destroy; new research lifts the veil on how this is done. A team of scientists has discovered how the cells produce tiny pieces of RNA — called piRNA — that identify and silence ‘jumping genes’ or transposons: genes that are able to change their position within the genome and therefore alter or disrupt the genetic code.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/IZmPtYuy8Z8/150709132636.htm
