Researchers have created the most comprehensive map to date of DNA elements that regulate gene activity, nearly tripling the ...
Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.
The new technique is called CLASSIC, an acronym for “combining long and short range sequencing to investigate genetic ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gabrielle Hartley, University of Connecticut (THE CONVERSATION) When the Human Genome ...
(L to R) Co-first author Jackson Mobley, PhD, corresponding author Daniel Savic, PhD, and co-first author Kashi Raj Bhattarai, PhD, all of the St. Jude Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical ...
Genetic features known as transposons make up a large portion of many mammalian genomes, including humans', and they are now known to play a variety of roles. Some transposable elements (TEs) could be ...
Researchers are investigating the role of non-coding DNA, or junk DNA, in regulating astrocytes, brain cells involved in ...