UCLA researchers unravel a mystery about DNA
17th Nov 2006, 08:00 GMT
UCLA researchers in collaboration with researchers at Rutgers University have solved longstanding mysteries surrounding DNA transcription, the first step in carrying out instructions contained in our genes.
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