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Gladstone Scientists Discover Gene "Bursting" Plays Key Role in Protein Production
October 8, 2012
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Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have mapped the precise frequency by which genes get turned on across the human genome, providing new insight into the most fundamental of cellular processes--and revealing new clues as to what happens when this process goes awry.
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