A gene that is switched on in human brain cells has turned out to be a jumping gene that never fully gave up jumping. The gene, BC200, descends from a mobile piece of DNA, and researchers led by ...

Researchers found that mutations in synthetic RNA droplets trigger stable internal cavities that redistribute mass, promote ...

Thymine suffers more UV damage than uracil in lab tests, but its damage pathways could help explain its place in DNA.

A complete mitochondrial genome assembly for Apocynum venetum reveals 61 genes, extensive repeats and evidence of ...

Cancer research needs more than new drugs. Discover how precision oncology and better patient selection could improve ...

Engineered human AGO2 and a C-to-U deaminase produced average messenger RNA editing 1.9-fold higher than two Cas13 ...

Do you ever find yourself struggling when asked about the functions or connections of biology terms, even though you have ...

As much as half of the human genome is composed of so-called "jumping genes." These DNA sequences can make copies of ...

Have you ever come across the term "NGS" in articles about cancer gene panel testing or whole-genome analysis?NGS is a technology that reads DNA base sequences in large quantities.While conventional ...

As much as half of the human genome is composed of so-called "jumping genes." These DNA sequences can make copies of themselves that are inserted back into the genome at another location, playing a ...

Why scientists are warning against creating mirror life and calling for global guardrails on the emerging biotechnology risk.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC - Oxford, England-based specialist in DNA and RNA sequencing technologies - Hires Sebastian Kronmueller to be its US-based chief business development officer, starting ...