Saved by junk DNA
Date: 7.6.2009
VIB researchers linked to K.U.Leuven and Harvard University show that stretches of **DNA** previously believed to be useless **‘junk’ DNA** play a vital role in the evolution of our genome. They found that unstable pieces of junk DNA help tuning gene activity and enable organisms to quickly adapt to changes in their environments. The results will be published in the reputed scientific **Journal Science**.
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