Published on
Jul 14, 2026
How the 'dark genome', so long treated as 'junk DNA', is changing our understanding of evolution
For decades, scientists have treated a major section of human DNA as “junk”. This is because barely two per cent of human DNA consists of genes that encode proteins — those that dictate cells to produce protein; or what are known as protein-coding genes …
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The Federal
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