Junk DNA : a journey through the dark matter of the genome
Carey, Nessa2015
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For decades after the structure of DNA was identified, scientists focused purely on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions - 98% of the human genome - were dismissed as 'junk'. But in recent years researchers have discovered that variations in this 'junk' DNA underlie many previously intractable diseases, and they can now generate new approaches to tackling them. Nessa Carey explorest the incredible story behind a controversy that has generated unusually bitter public exchanges between scientists.
Main title:
Junk DNA : a journey through the dark matter of the genome / Nessa Carey.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Icon, 2015.
Collation:
viii, 340 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848318267 (hbk)
Dewey class:
572.86572.86
Local class:
572.86
Language:
English
BRN:
1826437