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To better understand why and how disease works in the human body, scientists are increasingly turning to genetics for answers. Now, a large international team has made the first detailed map of how genes work within the cells and tissues of the human body. <\/p>\n
They have published their research in a series of papers, two of which appear in the journal Nature. <\/p>\n
The findings, which describe the intricate networks that oversee gene activity, could help identify the main genes involved in disease. <\/p>\n
Calling their atlas a \"major advance,\" Prof. Winston Hide, study author from Harvard School of Public Health, says their findings will better their ability to \"understand the causes of disease across the body.\" <\/p>\n
The atlas is the result of years of collaboration between 250 experts from over 20 countries. They were all part of the FANTOM 5 project, which stands for Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome. <\/p>\n
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