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Perhaps They Should've Called It "One Man's Treasure" DNA

Sep 18, 2007

It seems people are a little touchy about the use of the term "junk DNA." On his Genomicron blog, TR Gregory attempts to put an end to the debate by harking back to the origins of the term, along with an exegesis of how it has been used over time and in various settings.

While GTO doesn't doubt the accuracy of Gregory's information, we have to say: his argument that scientists referred to these genomic regions as "junk" all while understanding how very important they were leaves us a little, well, dubious. But maybe we're just naturally cynical.

 

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