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‘Junk DNA’ is a double-edged sword, and the good side has anti-cancer potential
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‘Junk DNA’ is a double-edged sword, and the good side has anti-cancer potential

by  University of Rochester Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Rochester biologists show how selfish genetic elements that can cause tumors may also trigger the death of cancer cells. Selfish genetic elements were once thought to be merely parasites of the genome. But researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered that this so-called “junk DNA”...