摘要
STANDING atop a mountain thousands of meters in the air is one of the harshest of environments human can experience. But according to a study published earlier this year by a group of Chinese scientists in the journal PLoS One, it＇s also a place where the mysteries of DNA may be solved. Although the building blocks of human biology take generations to change permanently, researchers are looking at how short-term functions contribute to the process. Their focus on gene expression, one such function, is particularly sharp.
STANDING atop a mountain thousands of meters in the air is one of the harshest of environments human can experience. But according to a study published earlier this year by a group of Chinese scientists in the journal PLoS One, it＇s also a place where the mysteries of DNA may be solved. Although the building blocks of human biology take generations to change permanently, researchers are looking at how short-term functions contribute to the process. Their focus on gene expression, one such function, is particularly sharp.
