Rockefeller University: How New Genes Get Switched on
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025
NEW YORK, July 15 (TNSjou) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news:
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How new genes get switched on
Most genes are ancient and shared across species. But a small subset of genes are relative newcomers, spontaneously emerging from stretches of DNA that once encoded nothing at all.
Now, after nearly a decade of charting these genes in fruit flies, researchers have discovered how these de novo genes are regulated. In complementary . . .
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How new genes get switched on
Most genes are ancient and shared across species. But a small subset of genes are relative newcomers, spontaneously emerging from stretches of DNA that once encoded nothing at all.
Now, after nearly a decade of charting these genes in fruit flies, researchers have discovered how these de novo genes are regulated. In complementary . . .