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 ...
Tag: DNA
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 ...
Key genes linked to DNA damage and human diseases discovered
Loss of Dscc1 leads to early developmental defects and increased genomic instability. AHeart and liver abnormalities Dscc1−/− E14.5 mouse embryos. ...
DNA reveals unique microorganisms evolved at the poles
Polar lake watersheds and microbial consortia. (A to D) Examples and comparison of typical watersheds of lakes and ponds in ...
Early Scandinavian farmers massacred hunter-gatherer population, DNA analysis shows
Overview of the dataset. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06862-3 After the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the ...
Revealing the potential of genetic circuits on single DNA molecules
Genetic circuit on a single DNA molecule as an autonomous dissipative nanodevice. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45186-2. In a ...
