Image representing DNA “switches” from human and mouse genomes that appear to regulate when and where genes are activated. Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI. The third phase of the ENCODE project offers new knowledge on the organization and regulation of our genes and genome. The encyclopedia of DNA The …
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