University of Michigan
Mechanical forces could affect gene expression
Published in Blood Weekly, February 18th, 2010
Scientists understand the chemistry involved in gene expression, but they know little about the physics. The U-M group is believed to be the first to actually demonstrate a mechanical effect at work in this process. Their paper is published in the current edition of Physical Review Letters.
"We have shown that small forces can control the machinery that turns genes on and off. There's more to gene regulation than biochemistry. We have to look at...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-02-18)
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