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What makes a gene suddenly switch off inside a cell? How do cells defend themselves against viruses and foreign DNA?

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Something tiny inside your cells is more powerful than anyone imagined.
Scientists only discovered it because of one strange experiment.
That experiment changed how we understand life itself.
It also won a Nobel Prize.
Why?
Because it revealed a hidden switch that decides which genes turn on or off.
This switch works in every living thing.
It protects your body in ways you never notice.
It helps your cells stay balanced and safe.
It even fights genetic mistakes before they become problems.
Most people have never heard of it.
But this discovery changed modern science forever.
It showed that small things can control huge changes.
It proved that tiny molecules can silence powerful genes.
It also opened new doors for future medical ideas.
Ideas that were impossible before this discovery.
But the story behind it is even more surprising.
Two scientists kept asking one simple question.
“Why did this gene suddenly turn off?”
Their question changed everything.
The answer was inside a tiny strand of RNA.
And that answer shocked the world.
If you want to understand this hidden switch, start with their story.
It is one of the most important stories in modern biology.
And it begins with something so small you can’t see it.
But once you understand it, you will never think about your cells the same way.

More here → https://bit.ly/3Ksg65V

  continue reading

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Something tiny inside your cells is more powerful than anyone imagined.
Scientists only discovered it because of one strange experiment.
That experiment changed how we understand life itself.
It also won a Nobel Prize.
Why?
Because it revealed a hidden switch that decides which genes turn on or off.
This switch works in every living thing.
It protects your body in ways you never notice.
It helps your cells stay balanced and safe.
It even fights genetic mistakes before they become problems.
Most people have never heard of it.
But this discovery changed modern science forever.
It showed that small things can control huge changes.
It proved that tiny molecules can silence powerful genes.
It also opened new doors for future medical ideas.
Ideas that were impossible before this discovery.
But the story behind it is even more surprising.
Two scientists kept asking one simple question.
“Why did this gene suddenly turn off?”
Their question changed everything.
The answer was inside a tiny strand of RNA.
And that answer shocked the world.
If you want to understand this hidden switch, start with their story.
It is one of the most important stories in modern biology.
And it begins with something so small you can’t see it.
But once you understand it, you will never think about your cells the same way.

More here → https://bit.ly/3Ksg65V

  continue reading

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