Selfish DNA, like LINE-1, drives early human embryo development. Transposons, once seen as harmful, are essential for cell specialisation. LINE-1 helps organise DNA for smooth embryonic progression.

Zhang inhibited LINE-1 expression in cultured human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), a reversal occurred ... Further experiments ...

Transposons, once thought to be harmful, are crucial in early human development. They ensure embryo cells grow correctly.

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Inhibition of LINE-1 reverses the cells to the earlier 8C state, which has less green/red overlap (left). A critical transition in early human development is regulated not by our own genes, but by DNA ...

Zhang inhibited LINE-1 expression in cultured human embryonic stem cells (ESCs ... message molecules act as a scaffold to organize the DNA in the 3D space of the cell’s nucleus.