Junk DNA: a journey through the dark matter of the genome

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Intro; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Nomenclature; An Introduction to Genomic Dark Matter; 1. Why Dark Matter Matters; 2. When Dark Matter Turns Very Dark Indeed; 3. Where Did All the Genes Go?; 4. Outstaying an Invitation; 5. Everything Shrinks When We Get Old; 6. Two is the Perfect Number; 7. Painting with Junk; 8. Playing the Long Game; 9. Adding Colour to the Dark Matter; 10. Why Parents Love Junk; 11. Junk with a Mission; 12. Switching It On, Turning It Up; 13. No Man's Land; 14. Project ENCODE -- Big Science Comes to Junk DNA Intro Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Notes on Nomenclature An Introduction to Genomic Dark Matter 1. Why Dark Matter Matters 2. When Dark Matter Turns Very Dark Indeed 3. Where Did All the Genes Go? 4. Outstaying an Invitation 5. Everything Shrinks When We Get Old 6. Two is the Perfect Number 7. Painting with Junk 8. Playing the Long Game 9. Adding Colour to the Dark Matter 10. Why Parents Love Junk 11. Junk with a Mission 12. Switching It On, Turning It Up 13. No Man's Land 14. Project ENCODE -- Big Science Comes to Junk DNA 15. Headless Queens, Strange Cats and Portly Mice16. Lost in Untranslation 17. Why LEGO is Better Than Airfix 18. Mini Can Be Mighty 19. The Drugs Do Work (Sometimes) 20. Some Light in the Darkness Notes Appendix: Human Diseases in which Junk DNA Has Been Implicated Index