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Gene-bender proteins may sway to DNA

Using a technique called laser temperature-jump, biophysicist Anjum Ansari and her colleagues have made the first direct observation of DNA bending when bound to a DNA-bending protein. DNA bending plays a key role in regulating gene expression, and better understanding of the process may help in developing gene-based therapies.

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