A ‘scientific revolution’ is taking place, as researchers explore the genomic jungle
By Colin Nickerson, Globe Staff | September 24, 2007
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The science of life is undergoing changes so jolting that even its top researchers are feeling something akin to shell-shock… they find themselves confronted by a biological jungle deeper, denser, and more difficult to penetrate than anyone imagined…
“To our shock and consternation, we’re learning how little we know about the parts of the genome that may matter most,” said Dr. David M. Altshuler, associate professor of genetics…
“The picture that’s emerging” of how living cells actually operate and evolve “is so immensely more complicated than anyone imagined, it’s almost depressing,” Rigoutsos said…
But few had predicted the complex orchestration of genes and nongenetic DNA suggested by the Encode research…
“We were looking at droplets,” she said. “Now we’re suddenly viewing the ocean. It will take time just to get our bearings.”
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