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DNA methylation associated with obesity and diabetes

A new study, published in Nature Communications, has combined epigenome-wide association and integrative genomics to explore adipocyte DNA methylation in […]

Transcriptome and circular DNA sequencing in single cancer cells

A new single-cell sequencing method has been published in Nature Genetics. Single-cell extrachromosomal circular DNA and transcriptome sequencing (scEC&T-seq) can […]

The double helix and the Human Genome Project: DNA Day 2023

DNA Day is an annual celebration of the discovery of the DNA double helix. This year the celebration is even […]

DNA damage in neurons repaired by cell-specific pathway

In a recent study, published in Nature, researchers from Harvard Medical School have identified a novel DNA damage repair pathway, […]

Hairpin shaped DNA molecules can selectively kill cancer cells

Researchers have developed a novel approach to target and kill cancer cells. The study, published in the Journal of the […]

Mechanism of Cas removal from DNA uncovered

Researchers have uncovered the underlying mechanism that removes Cas proteins from DNA. The study, published in Nature Structural & Molecular […]

Down the Rabbit Hole: Ancient Environmental DNA – Benjamin Vernot, Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology

Benjamin Vernot is Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany. His group works in the field […]

How mitochondrial DNA maketh man

Written by Lauren Robertson, Science Writer. New research has revealed how mitochondrial DNA can insert itself into our genomes and […]

A new, cost-effective cfDNA test for early detection of cancer

Written by Lauren Robertson, Science Writer. Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have reported successful results from a cell-free […]

DNA Methylation Found to Play a Role in Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19

Written by Isobel Young, Science Writer Throughout the course of the pandemic, PCR testing has been used to identify the […]