a: Methylation ~
b: dust settling on an unused switch

What: "Taylor explained that methylation is like dust settling on an unused switch-it effectively stops the cell from flipping on certain genes.If a cell can no longer turn on critical developmental programs, it might be easier for it to become a cancer cell, he said."

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Writer: Jack Ta ylor, M.D., Ph.D.,
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Date: Aug 19 2014 4:27 PM


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