<div class="css-hhki07 e188esf00"><div class="css-z41hwl en4o1560"><section class="css-1sh6d1o e12sbwn90"><div class="css-b4a1pi e1u9wqfn0"><span class="css-x8vgju e6e0kfy0"><a href="/special-report" data-analytics="sidebar:section"><span>Special report</span></a></span><span class="css-rjcumh e1vi1cqp0"> | A survey of the human genome</span></div><h1 class="css-n9amm3 e1r8fcie0">How genes work</h1><h2 class="css-1ss9ydi eg03uz0">A quick guide to life’s operating system</h2></section></div></div>

<div class="css-1b0bd3r e188esf00"><div class="css-z41hwl en4o1560"><div class="css-13r0q4k ebbih0g0"><div class="css-191ofav e1oehc1h0"><div class="css-jwv1ak eupm5sl0"><div class="css-w0h03k eygoqsu0"><div><time datetime="2023-04-03T12:36:50.000Z" class="css-1c8ktq7 e4cw3vv0"> Apr 3rd 2023</time></div><div><div class="css-1902i5q eygoqsu0"></div></div></div></div></div><section data-body-id="cp2" class="css-1xs6rxu e19oi8vf1"><div class="css-11m2wk0 e19oi8vf2"></div></section><div class="css-1bdax0c e13p72us0"><p class="css-1i4m1tx eikojtn0">This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “How genes work”</p></div><div class="css-1cmx12d em0l2j50"><div class="css-19gx9y0 eupm5sl0"><div class="css-15sn8g1 eygoqsu0"><div><div class="css-9mn5vp eygoqsu0"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

A quick guide to life’s operating system{ai:summary}<p>The report examines the human genome, detailing how genes function as life's operating system. It aims to provide clarity on genetic mechanisms and their implications.</p><p>The findings contribute to the understanding of genetics in health and disease. #science</p>

How genes work

How genes work

A quick guide to life’s operating system

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