Learn how the Amazon molly, an all-female fish that reproduces asexually, uses gene conversion to maintain healthy DNA and ...
The number of known proteins is infinitely small in comparison to the universe of possible proteins which could in theory be ...
Scientists at the University of Vienna, Austria, have screened great ape specimens obtained from natural history museums to identify DNA viruses. This groundbreaking study provides unique insights ...
The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...
The newest DNA sequencing technology from Swiss multinational Roche doesn’t measure DNA directly but in fact analyzes a different polymer altogether. The technology is not yet available for sale, but ...
Researchers working with dried fungal specimens stored at Australia’s National Herbarium of Victoria have identified two new ...
The number of known proteins is infinitely small in comparison to the universe of possible proteins, which could in theory be ...
Cornell (NY, USA) researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind to the genome. Transposons play critical roles in immune ...
Large‑scale protein evolution model reveals that common ancestry, not selection or epistasis, is the dominant force limiting ...