New Layer of Genetic Information Discovered

Via Scoop.itVirology and Bioinformatics from Virology.ca

A hidden and never before recognized layer of information in the genetic code has been uncovered by a team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) thanks to a technique developed at UCSF called ribosome profiling, which enables the measurement of gene activity inside living cells — including the speed with which proteins are made.

Via www.ucsf.edu

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