On jumping genes and other things
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On jumping genes and other things
EMBO Reports (ER): Many thanks for agreeing to talk with EMBO Reports about the fascinating topic of transposable element activity in the human genome. First of all, how did you become interested in this phenomenon? Fred Gage (FG): I first became aware of transposable elements approximately 14 years ago, when I was studying a gene that modifies fibroblast growth factor (FGF) transcription. This...
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عنوان ژورنال: EMBO reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1469-221X,1469-3178
DOI: 10.15252/embr.201439088