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The epigenomic era opens

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Readout of information from the genome depends on intricate regulation of how DNA is packaged by proteins. The great endeavour to reveal how this packaging operates pan-genomically is now under way.

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Figure 1: Genomic architecture, and eras of investigation.

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Baylin, S., Schuebel, K. The epigenomic era opens. Nature 448, 548–549 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/448548a

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