1/13/2011 PERMALINK
The modENCODE project is a massive ongoing effort to map all the elements in organisms that affect whether genes are silenced or expressed. The modENCODE project is a part of the burgeoning new field of epigenetics. One researcher described it as an effort 'to put flesh on the bones' of the Human Genome Project. A full understanding of the mechanisms involved will give us the ability to switch on and off our gene expression to maintain health and retard or reverse the aging process.