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DNA METHYLATION
ENLARGE | One way cells shut down unneeded genes is by attaching small molecules called methyl groups to the DNA, a process called methylation. Turning back the clock to return an adult cell to an embryonic state is largely a matter of removing this methylation.Credit: J. Korenblat
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