‘Junk DNA’ concept debunked by new analysis of human genome - The Washington Post
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Most of a person’s genetic risk for common diseases such as diabetes, asthma and hardening of the arteries appears to lie in the shadowy part of the human genome once disparaged as “junk DNA.”
Indeed, the vast majority of human DNA seems to be involved in maintaining individuals’ well being — a view radically at odds with what biologists have thought for the past three decades.
comme quoi il faut rester modeste quand on fait de la #recherche
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