Engineers gain control of gene activity by synthetically creating key component of epigenome

Researchers have developed a new method to activate genes by synthetically creating a key component of the epigenome that controls how our genes are expressed. The new technology allows researchers to turn on specific gene promoters and enhancers -- pieces of our genomes that control our gene activity -- by chemically manipulating proteins that package our DNA.

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