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Princeton scientists are probing the genetics of the pond organism Oxytricha, shown here in the process of reproducing. (Credit: Robert Hammersmith)
PRINCETON (US)—Scientists have puzzled over the role of so-called “junk DNA.” These strands of genetic material that dominate the genome seemed more like excess baggage until recently, when researchers from Princeton University and Indiana University identified their usefulness. Continue…
