Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...
They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.
The 55th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research has been awarded to professor Steven ...
For decades, scientists believed the essence of life was written solely in four chemical bases: A, C, T, and G. Together, ...
In a first for adults in Singapore, scientists are conducting gene editing trials on heart patients to correct defects at ...
Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...
Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...
DNA methylation is a key epigenome component that helps dictate how genes are expressed, contributing to normal cell and tissue differentiation during development, as well as the process of biological ...
A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a hidden 3D structure in rice DNA that allows the crop to grow more grain while ...
Why Some People Are Born to Be Afraid Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be ...