Project Sheds Light on What Drives Genes

More than 200 scientists working on an ambitious federal project have begun to understand the complicated system of switches that regulates genes, turning some on and others off, making some glow brightly while others dim.” The scientists “hope these discoveries...will eventually lead to a deeper understanding of diseases and new ways to treat or cure them.” Their findings “are published in 24 papers in Nature and other journals from Nature Publishing.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/health/scientists-shed-light-on-circuits-that-control-genes.html?ref=health&_r=0