New research published in Nature Communications into hidden mutations in mitochondrial DNA has uncovered how high mutational ...

Single-cell analysis of over 120,000 cells reveals how mitochondrial DNA mutations accumulate with age and may affect ageing and neurodegeneration.New ...

Scientists have uncovered a mathematical pattern in species distribution, offering new insights into biodiversity and ecosystem restoration.

One dataset used in the study looked at tree species abundance in the United States. Virginia’s forests, among the nation’s ...

A unique feature of HR is that it repairs the damage to the DNA in a highly accurate way. In eukaryotic cells (those with a ...

For years, the dominant narrative held that modern humans arose from a single, unbroken lineage in Africa. But then came ...

Using fast-evolving DNA-based techniques requires awareness, community buy-in, and, most importantly, trust and respect to ...

The Picuris Pueblo, a sovereign nation in New Mexico, has oral histories and cultural traditions that link the tribe to the ...

A recent study on the application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) found that mNGS can achieve early ...

Somatic hypermutation (SHM) of immunoglobulin variable (V) regions modulates antibody-antigen affinity is initiated by activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) on single-stranded DNA (ssDNA).