Flowerpot snake's DNA repair ability provides insights into human genetic conditions like Down syndrome
The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind ...
Scientists Just Captured the Stunning Process That Shapes Chromosomes
Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...
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Bas van Steensel appointed Professor of Chromosome Biology
Utrecht University has appointed Bas van Steensel as Special Professor of Chromosome Biology. Van Steensel will lead fundamental research into how chromosomes function and how genetic information is ...
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Matthew Fujita, professor of biology (IMAGE)
By analyzing the flowerpot snake’s unique genome, scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington are uncovering how the tiny reptile repairs its DNA and prevents harmful mutations. The findings, ...
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The Quiet Revolution of Synthetic Biology
Later, Wacław Szybalski popularized the term in 1974 in reference to genetic engineering, but little did he know that one day ...
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Bacterial 'jumping genes' can target and control chromosome ends
"This is a big part of their biology," said senior author Joseph ... For one, inserting at the end of the chromosome helps the transposon avoid genes for the cell's core functioning, which reside ...
Unlocking nature's code: Researchers draw parallels between AI models and genetic encoding
In a new paper published in the journal Trends in Genetics researchers from the University of Vermont and Trinity College ...