UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Using state-of-the-art statistical methods, a team of researchers said they may have taken a leap closer to understanding a class of jumping genes, …
Older mice have more new mutations – changes in DNA sequence that occur in the individual rather than being inherited from a parent – than younger mice in the genomes of their …
Millions of tiny dots litter the canvas, each independently just a splotch of unmixed pigment but together a masterpiece of illusion that leads the eye to see complex, brilliant …
Mother’s age, a bottleneck, and selection affect how disease-causing mutations persist UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — New insight into how genetic information stored in human mitochondria …
Differences in the geographic origin of genes may affect the function of human mitochondria—energy-generating organelles inside of cells—according to a new study. Mitochondria have …
The speed and error rate of DNA synthesis is influenced by the three-dimensional structure of the DNA. Using “third-generation” genome-wide DNA sequencing data, a team of …
Weight gain trajectories in early childhood are related to the composition of oral bacteria of two-year-old children, suggesting that this understudied aspect of a child’s …