#Turning off ‘junk DNA’ may free stem cells to become neurons
“#Turning off ‘junk DNA’ may free stem cells to become neurons” NIH scientists showed how ancient retroviral genes, or “junk DNA”, may play a role in helping stem cells decide to become neurons. Credit: Nath lab, NIH/NINDS. For every cell in the body there comes a time when it must decide what it wants to…