Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-328) and index.
Contents:
An introduction to genomic dark matter -- Why dark matter matters -- When dark matter turns very dark indeed -- Where did all the genes go? -- Outstaying an invitation -- Everything shrinks when we get old -- Two is the perfect number -- Painting with junk -- Playing the long game -- Adding colour to the dark matter -- Why parents love junk -- Junk with a mission -- Switching it on, turning it up -- No man's land -- Project ENCODE : Big Science comes to junk DNA -- Headless queens, strange cats, and portly mice -- Lost in translation -- Why LEGO is better than Airfix -- Mini can be mighty -- The drugs do work (sometimes) -- Some light in the darkness -- Appendix. Human diseases in which junk DNA has been implicated.
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