Pressing pause: A small genetic stop with big consequences
December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Pressing pause: A small genetic stop with big consequences
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Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity - a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals.
A new study by Charles Danko, associate professor in life science and technolo . . .
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Pressing pause: A small genetic stop with big consequences
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Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity - a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals.
A new study by Charles Danko, associate professor in life science and technolo . . .