Scientists at the University of Chicago, Harvard University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have described the surprising discovery and function of a new DNA modification in insects, worms and ...

Researchers have revealed a previously unknown DNA modification in zebrafish - one of human's distant evolutionary cousins. Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have uncovered a new ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals a unique way phages modify their DNA with arabinose sugars to protect themselves from bacterial defence systems This innovative discovery could lead to more ...

Emory scientists have identified a function for a mysterious DNA modification in fruit flies' brain development, which may provide hints to its role in humans. The results are scheduled for ...

Discover how scientists are harnessing the power of CRISPR to precisely edit DNA, revolutionizing medicine and ethics as they rewrite the very code of life. Pixabay, PublicDomainPictures CRISPR ...

Researchers Now Have the First Ever Tool to Detect Epigenetic and Other DNA Modifications Simultaneously within the Sequencing Workflow MENLO PARK, Calif.--Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., ...

Thomas W. van Ravesteyn, Marleen Dekker, Alexander Fish, Titia K. Sixma, Astrid Wolters, Rob J. Dekker, Hein P. J. te Riele Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Your DNA holds the blueprint to build your body, but it’s a living document: Adjustments to the design can be made by epigenetic marks. Epigenetic marks are modifications to DNA ...

UCLA researchers analyzed a certain type of DNA marker across hundreds of mammal species and found associations with traits such as lifespan, weight and age. The study, published in August, examined ...

Scientists have identified a function for a mysterious DNA modification in fruit flies' brain development, which may provide hints to its role in humans. Emory scientists have identified a function ...