When even one tiny section of a person’s genetic code becomes mutated or modified, cells can begin to act out of ...

A study led by King’s College London identified new candidate genes linked to congenital deafness. By analyzing genes ...

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

they are located near the origin of DNA replication. Accordingly, their position influences how their activity changes with ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

EcDNA is made up of small, circular segments of DNA that form outside of chromosomes ... associated ecDNA can directly affect genes all over the human chromosome in addition to those encoded ...

They exist as circular pieces of DNA in the nuclei of tumor cells outside chromosomes. Transcription of the amplified ecDNA genes can promote oncogenic processes, such as the increased expression ...

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