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“The Whole Paradigm of Genetic Engineering Technology is Based on a Misunderstanding” This misunderstanding is the “one gene, one protein” hypothesis from 70 years ago, which stated that each gene codes for a single protein. However, the Human Genome project completed in 2002 failed dramatically to identify one gene for every one protein in the human body, forcing researchers to look to epigenetic factors -- namely, "factors beyond the control of the gene" – to explain how organisms are formed, and how they work.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:13:54 +0000

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