Human-plant hybrid cells are being used to answer the mystery of “dark DNA” 🧬
Also known as “junk DNA”, this refers to the fact that much of the human genome seems to be inactive.
And a new experiment supports this claim, showing that only about 10 per cent of our DNA is useful…the rest is just rubbish.
Hear the full story on The world, the universe and us, a news podcast for the insatiably curious, hosted by Rowan Hooper and Penny Sarchet.
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