It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...
Artificial intelligence has just redrawn the map of our genome’s control room, revealing hundreds of thousands of tiny DNA ...
Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...
The vampire squid’s massive genome is revealing a deep evolutionary link once thought lost to time. You won’t believe where ...
AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.
One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...
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Newly found microbe redefines the edge of life

Can life exist without the very metabolic machinery that defines it? The discovery of Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile ...
The completion of a South American lung fish genome sequencing represents one of the most remarkable moments within current ...
The vampire squid genome shows it kept ancient features shared with squids, while octopuses gained major chromosomal changes.
Scientists have discovered a single-celled organism in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park, which is not only ...
Iron is vital but toxic when free, so organisms store it in proteins like ferritin. This study in frogs showed ferritin gene ...
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the \"vampire squid from hell,\" revealing it bridges the evolutionary gap between octopuses and squids. This de ...