Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the 'dark side' of the ...
JERUSALEM - Israeli scientists have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides human cells with efficient protection against viruses, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion ...
New Delhi, DNA from ancient viruses that form a part of the human genome may be contributing in the early development of an embryo in the womb, according to a study. Ancient viral DNA, also called ...
Researchers at Tufts University revealed a possible molecular mechanism explaining how the DNA repeats are broken and then expanded in the Huntington’s disease gene, pointing to a component of the ...