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With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells. How genes are turned on ...
Researchers identified a new, sticky form of mitochondrial DNA damage that builds up at dramatically higher levels than in nuclear DNA. These lesions disrupt energy production and activate ...
Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing RNA in eukaryotic cells and eventually giving rise to proteins. Scientists ...
On the left is a headshot photo of Adolf Hitler. On the right is an outdoor photo of a genetically modified wolf with white fur standing in front of some logs. Adolf Hitler (left) and a wolf that was ...
The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA is helping to fill in the blanks, and the findings shake up ...
New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them. Tasha, the O-Gene.Credit...PBH Images, via Alamy Supported by By Emily ...
After defeating the Pattonville Pirates (7-6) 45-0 on Saturday, the Nixa Eagles (13-0) are headed back to the Class 6 state championship game for the second consecutive year. The mix of rain, sleet, ...
In the 24 years since 9/11, Diane Keating has never given an interview. Why now? “People and families need to know they are still looking,” she told Spectrum News. Nearly a quarter of a century on, ...
A new DNA study suggests the first humans came to the ancient landmass that is now Australia via two distinct routes about 60,000 years ago — much earlier than previous genetic evidence indicated.
Scientists searching for novel ways to fight cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead tucked away inside the cells of the bowhead whale. The findings, published in the journal Nature, ...