UC Santa Cruz researchers are studying the ways certain genetic elements hide and make copies of themselves, so they can ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers discover that "introners," transposable elements, are responsible for spreading noncoding DNA ...

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” So goes the famous dictum of Sherlock Holmes, echoed by paleobotanist C. Kevin Boyce in summarizing ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps the species survive. Some pieces of DNA are more like parasites, along for ...

Brown algae and their associated pathogens play an important role in marine ecosystems, influencing biodiversity and ecosystem stability. The phytomyxean pathogen Maullinia ectocarpii is an obligate ...