The majority of our DNA does not code for protein or RNA and does not seem to regulate how the information is used.  Sometimes referred to as “junk” DNA, these regions make up about 98.5 % of our genome.  Is this DNA really junk?

Scientists have recently identified a section of “junk” DNA that can regain function and cause disease. The section of DNA is made of repeat regions of the same sequence. They found that individuals who have 1-10 repeats on the end of chromosome 4 can develop one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy, FSHD. The goal now is More >