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First DNA, then CRISPR, now looking inside LIVING genes...
The world just changed again. How fast is that!
...developed a way to track genes inside living cells. He can set them aglow and watch them move in three dimensions, allowing him to map their positions much like star charts record the shifting heavens above. And just as the moon influences the tides, the position of genes influences the effects they have; thus, 3D maps of gene locations could lead scientists to a vastly more sophisticated appreciation of how our genes work and interact—and how they affect our health.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-04-team-view-genes-cells.html#jCp
