Category: Genetics

Molecular biologists have discovered gene boundaries are dynamic rather than fixed, fundamentally changing our understanding of transcription. This breakthrough reveals how controlling gene starts determines where transcription ends and what proteins cells produce.

For decades, molecular biology textbooks have presented gene transcription as a process with fixed starting and ending points. However, groundbreaking research from Boston University and University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine has fundamentally challenged this long-held assumption, revealing that gene boundaries are dynamic and interconnected in ways that reshape our understanding of cellular function and evolution.

The Paradigm Shift in Genetic Understanding