Researchers reveal how a gene mutation can lead to devastating blood diseases
Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered how a mutated gene kicks off a dangerous chain of ...
Uncovering clues to a natural gene-editing technique
Diversity-generating retroelements (DGRs) are found in the genomes of microorganisms across the globe—from the arctic permafrost to Yellowstone's hot springs and the human gut. DGRs are able to ...
A new era in genetic engineering: Researchers present single tool with multiple gene editing functions
Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web ...
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Key and lock: How important proteins 'dock' to the centromere
The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers has investigated how two crucial proteins -- KNL2 ...
Tracking the metabolic origins of cancer from a mosaic of cells
Yale researchers are sifting through a mosaic of cells in a living animal—both normal cells and mutated cells—to better ...
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Revealing a key mechanism of rapid centromere evolution
A research team has clarified a mechanism of how retrotransposons, genetic elements that can 'jump around' chromosomes and are known drivers of evolution, preferentially insert in the centromere.