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Doubling the information from the double helix - Our genes control many aspects of who we are -- from the color of our hair to our vulnerability to certain diseases -- but how are the genes, and consequently the proteins they make themselves controlled? Researchers have discovered a new group of molecules which control some of the fundamental processes behind memory function and may hold the key to developing new therapies for treating neurodegenerative diseases. Reference: H. Scott et al, J. Biol. Chem., April 2012 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.326041