Scientists unlock secrets of how a key protein converts DNA into RNA
The researchers took pictures of their RNA polymerase crystals using a special type of microscope that uses UV light. This ...
Tag: DNA
Researchers map 50,000 mysterious DNA ‘knots’ in the human genome
The “i”-shaped knot-like structure that protrudes from the DNA double helix has been mapped at 50,000 locations across the human ...
DNA analysis suggests hidden key to academic success
Credits: Yan Krukau from Pexels A new one Nature Human Behavior A study, led jointly by Dr Margherita Malanchini of ...
Ancient DNA sheds light on genetic diversity of post-Roman elites
Collegno, tomb 143. “Multiple” iron belt elements with silver and brass inlays. Credit: Caterina Giostra A new study of ancient ...
Mitochondria Send Their DNA to Our Brain Cells, Study Finds
Mitochondria release segments of mitochondrial DNA that can pass through pores in the nucleus and integrate into a cell’s chromosomes ...
Cellular DNA damage response pathways may be useful against some disease-causing viruses
UB’s research focuses on two types of small DNA viruses: papillomaviruses, such as HPV, and polyomaviruses, such as the one ...
DNA study challenges thinking about ancestry of Japan’s people
Introgressed sequences of archaic Neanderthals or Denisovans into the Japanese population. Credit: RIKEN A genetic study conducted by researchers at ...
Newly Discovered Protein Stops DNA Damage
Structural characterization of DdrC domains. Credit: Nucleic Acid Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae635 Researchers at Western University have discovered a protein ...
Canine DNA test ‘reveals’ woman has genes from three dog breeds
The reliability of a Toronto DNA testing company is put to the test after an American journalist sent a sample ...
Junk DNA in birds could be key to safe and effective gene therapy
Retrotransposons found in the genomes of the white-throated sparrow and zebra finch have been shown to safely introduce transgenes into ...
