( ofigure out what's happening early on ...)Jumping gene helps explain immune system's abilities

o figure out what's happening early on in V(D)J recombination." Understanding how Hermes and other jumping genes work also holds clues to fighting bacterial infections, improving gene therapies and tackling disease-carrying insects, Craig notes. Bacterial jumping genes can protect bacteria from certain antibiotics. Scientists also are studying jumping genes as vectors to carry gene therapies and as potential modifiers to disrupt the growth-controlling genes of organisms such as mosquitoes and medflies.
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Source:John Hopkins Medecine


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