Biologists studying apples discover structural cell protein also directly regulates gene transcription

PHYSorg
Dec 23, 2024, 12:45 pm157 pts
A cell protein previously believed only to provide a scaffolding for DNA has also been shown to directly influence DNA transcription into RNA—the first step of the process by which an organism's genetic code expresses itself. The fundamental breakthrough was discovered in apple cells but is relevant to all…

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