It is a kind of scientific model, useful in helping us understand how DNA functions, but in reality impossible to see. The structure of a molecule is far too small to be seen with even the most ...

DNA, the biomolecule that provides the blueprint for life, has a lesser-known identity as a stretchy polymer. Scientists have found a flaw in the most common model for DNA elasticity, a discovery ...

So it is simply false to claim that the papers have identified millions of switches. Even Ewan Birney, the scientists who did the data analysis for the ENCODE project, tried to clear up the confusion.

On September 1, 2023, a new research paper was published in Aging's Volume 15, Issue 17, entitled, “Development of a DNA damage-induced senescence model in osteoarthritic chondrocytes.” ...