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Mon 22 Mar, 2010 10:04 pm
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The blueprint for life is not all about genes. Now we are finally pinning down how much differences in non-coding DNA " stretches of the molecule that don't produce proteins and used to be considered "junk" " shape who we are.
In recent years, researchers have recognised that non-coding DNA, which makes up about 98 per cent of the human genome, plays a critical role in determining whether genes are active or not and how much of a particular protein gets churned out.
@oristarA,
Quote:# perform in a mechanical way
# produce something at a fast rate; "He churns out papers, but they are all about the same topic"
# To produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily
derived from a machine called a butter churn
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