Ancient jumping DNA found napping in fish has been revived and is being used to identify cancer genes in mice. But the benefits of this aptly named ‘Sleeping Beauty’ system could reach far beyond cancer.
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Weiser, K., Justice, M. Sleeping Beauty awakens. Nature 436, 184–185 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/436184a
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