Targeting LINE-1 RNA Might Prove Therapeutic for Premature Aging Syndromes - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

LINE-1 RNA causes heterochromatin erosion and is a target for amelioration of senescent phenotypes in progeroid syndromes.

Researchers at the Salk Institute and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia say they have discovered that a DNA segment that jumps around the human genome plays a… [+5687 chars]

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