Outside influence: Genes outside nucleus have disproportionate effect

New research from UC Davis shows that the tiny proportion of a cell’s DNA that is located outside the cell nucleus has a disproportionately large effect on a cell’s metabolism. The work, with the model plant Arabidopsis, may have implications for future treatments for inherited diseases in humans.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/uoc…