Harvard Medical School: Dynamic Differences
November 16, 2017
November 16, 2017
BOSTON, Nov. 17 -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news:
Since it first evolved in the common ancestor to multicellular animals some one billion years ago, the p53 family of genes has played the role of genomic guardian for countless organisms.
So essential is its task--to protect the DNA of cells from damage and stress--that some form of p53 can be found in almost all animals, from sea anemones and insects to fish and mammals.
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Since it first evolved in the common ancestor to multicellular animals some one billion years ago, the p53 family of genes has played the role of genomic guardian for countless organisms.
So essential is its task--to protect the DNA of cells from damage and stress--that some form of p53 can be found in almost all animals, from sea anemones and insects to fish and mammals.
Get more HMS news . . .