Life is made of feedback loops:
the products of any given gene can not only affect the expression of the gene from whence it came, they can also mask or enhance the effects of another gene.
Not exact matches
With consumer appetites shifting towards more «natural» offerings, there is renewed commercial interest in new non-GMO breeding techniques — such as
gene editing — which have the potential to
give rise to a range
of products with enhanced quality and novel attributes.
The experiment's final
product is equivalent to the naturally occurring genetic code
of M. genitalium, with two minor exceptions: The scientists disabled the
gene that
gave the bug power to infect human cells, and they added a few «watermarks,» short strips
of signature genetic code that identify the
product as man - made.