The 98% mystery: Scientists just cracked the code on “jun...
Researchers have spilled that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
What’s Happening
Listen up: Researchers have spilled that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
By experimentally testing nearly 1,000 DNA switches in human astrocytes, scientists identified around 150 that truly influence gene activity—many tied to known Alzheimer’s risk genes. (yes, really)
The findings help explain why many disease-linked genetic changes sit outside genes themselves.
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