Word: geneses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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> François Jacob and Jacques Monod formulate the gene represser theory, which correctly explains how genes are turned "on" and "off," 1961.
Classroom Hens. The timetable that seems to control the development of intellectual skills, Piaget is convinced, suggests that man's capacity for logical thought is not learned but is embedded, along with hair color and sex, in his genes. These innate rational tendencies do not mature, however, unless they...
To answer such questions, a Harvard team led by Jonathan Beckwith, 33, turned to the virus, which consists simply of a single DNA molecule sheathed in a thin coating of protein. Most viruses multiply by entering a living cell, taking control of it and then ordering it to produce carbon...
Now that they can experiment with a single gene, scientists may well learn how it orders the cell to produce vital proteins, and what substances cause the gene to "turn on" or "turn off." Ultimately, this could lead to the repair or replacement of defective genes and the cure of...
The researchers isolated one of the 3000 genes that control a common bacteria called Escherichia coli ( E. coli ). Large numbers of this bacteria live in the intestines of humans and other animals and aid in digestion.