A unique feature of HR is that it repairs the damage to the DNA in a highly accurate way. In eukaryotic cells (those with a ...

A new study proves that a type of genetic element called 'introners' are the mechanism by which many introns spread within and between species, also providing evidence of eight instances in which ...

Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

Scientists have uncovered a critical role for rapid DNA repair in maintaining genome stability. A new study reveals that ...

Researchers have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it gained ...

A study in the journal Nature explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells, or ...

Genetic medicine reaches a major milestone with a system capable of inserting entire genes into human DNA. This breakthrough ...

The yeast nuclear endonuclease Rnt1 has a well-characterized role in the maturation of many ncRNA precursors. However, the scope and consequence of its function in mRNA degradation pathways is much ...

thus enabling the use of Guthrie cards as a reliable source of DNA for genetic testing and population genetics, including methods such as short tandem repeat (STR) analysis, human leukocyte ...

This study identifies 53BP1 as an interaction partner of GMCL1 (a likely CUL3 substrate receptor). The study seeks to link this finding to regulation of the mitotic surveillance pathway and paclitaxel ...

Here, the authors demonstrate that EXO1 function depends on conserved interactions with the MSH4 subunit of MSH4-MSH5, the MLH1 subunit of MLH1-MLH3, and DNA. The DNA breaks that initiate ...

Also, breeders may be unable to determine which genetic change led to a new trait. Genetic modification accelerates this process by using scientific techniques that give the plant the desired trait.