Lac Operon

a: Lac operon ~
b: the hydrogen atom of molecular biology

What: 'Outlining this behaviour earned two scientists a Nobel prize in 1965. "The lac operon is like the hydrogen atom of molecular biology, it's the first system that describes gene regulation," Xie says.'

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Writer: Sunney Xie
LCC: QR
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Date: Jun 9 2010 7:01 AM


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