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[|Mechanical Forces that Affect Genes] Mechanical Forces that Affect Genes Scientists at the University of Michigan are studying how intracellular forces affect the DNA molecule and therefore, genes. Small forces inside the cell are capable of turning genes on and off. These scientists are attempting to measure these forces quantitatively in order to better understand the cell structure and how genes work. Typically, diseases occur when these forces in the cell don’t work correctly. Understanding the forces in the cell will lead to knowledge of the cause of cardiac diseases, birth defects, cancer and many more diseases. Then, knowing the cause will help lead to a cure or treatment for the disease. Understanding the human cell and genetics is much more than biochemistry, understanding the physics of how a cell reads genes is also essential.

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