The human genome contains over 4.5 million sequences of DNA called “transposable elements,” these virus-like entities that “jump” around and help regulate gene expression. They…
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A new genomic study ranks the potential of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to bind to the ACE2 receptor site in 410 vertebrate animals. Old World…
The heart and its trabeculae, first described by Leonardo da Vinci. Credit: Spencer Phillips Scientists show that muscular structures first described by Leonardo da Vinci…
Trichoderma reesei fungus RUT-C30 strain, which was engineered to produce high-yield enzymes. Credit: LNBR-CNPEM Brazilian researchers used genetic engineering to develop a low-cost platform for…
This photograph was taken before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic prompted rules on physical distancing and the need to wear masks. UD professor Kathy Coyne (right)…
Two essential enzymes coordinate to read and copy SARS-CoV-2 genetic material (shown as blue spheres). Credit: Rockefeller University Exactly how viruses replicate is a complex…
Most taste cells selectively respond to a specific stimulus type while broadly responsive cells respond to multiple taste qualities. Credit: Jhanna Flora and Kathryn Medler…
An artistic representation of gene regulating elements, which allow cells with the same genetic code to differentiate into many different tissues and play many varied…
Study unveils novel mechanism that allows viruses to produce unexpected proteins. Like a scene out of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” a virus infects a host…
International scientists and Ngātiwai, a Māori tribe, teamed up to sequence the genome of a rare reptile, the tuatara, uncovering some unique aspects of the…
The development of mRNA knock-down technologies for use in vertebrate organisms such as zebrafish has been limited. CRISPR-RfxCas13d has been identified as an effective method…
The advent of DNA sequencing has given scientists a clearer insight into the interconnectedness of evolution and the web-like path that different organisms take, splitting…
Bullock/Baltimore Oriole hybrid. Credit: Bryan Calk, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Baltimore and Bullock’s Orioles Are Not Merging A half-century of controversy over two…
The virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, presents at least six strains. Despite its mutations, the virus shows little variability, and this is good news…
The 3D structure of a base editor, comprised of the Cas9 protein (white and gray), which binds to a DNA target (teal and blue helix)…
Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis). Credit: Olivier Farcy First six reference-quality bat genomes released and analyzed. For the first time, the raw genetic material that…
Image depicting DNA “switches” from the human and mouse genomes that appear to regulate when and where genes are turned on. Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila…
Illustration of quadruple helix DNA (green) forming. Credit: Ella Maru Studio The formation of four-stranded DNA has been tracked in living human cells, allowing scientists…
Cosmo, a 110-pound bull calf was born in April of 2020 at UC Davis. Scientists successfully genome-edited him as an embryo to produce more male…