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These loops allow distant genetic switches called enhancers to make physical contact with specific genes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Many of these genes help control blood pressure, calm inflammation and manage the way the body processes sugar, all of which play an important role in long-term heart health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
They also tracked which genes became active in different regions of the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ms. Gray, then 34, was the first person to receive treatment based on the Crispr method of editing genes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Had Moni inherited a gene, or a set of genes, that had made him susceptible—the same genes that had affected our uncles?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
