Friday, October 16, 2009

Scientists Map First Complete Human Epigenome, The Driver Of Gene Expression

Scientists Map First Complete Human Epigenome, The Driver Of Gene Expression
Genetics News From Medical News Today
When scientists mapped the DNA sequence of 3 billion bases in the human genome they uncovered the master blueprint of what makes a human being; now a team in the US has produced a high resolution map of the first complete human epigenome, the driver of gene expression that regulates how all the options offered in the genome are put together to make the unique person that grows in a particular environment.