Back in 2008, neurovirologist Renée Douville observed something weird in the brains of people who’d died of the movement disorder ALS: virus proteins. But these people hadn’t caught any known virus.

Around 2015, Katherine Chiappinelli was investigating the mechanism behind a group of drugs approved to treat blood cancers—and showing promise against other cancers—when she made a puzzling discovery ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Three female chimpanzees nod off as they sit on rocks in a family group, with the sun on their backs in their open air enclosure at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, 26 April 2005. AFP ...

A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same 'jumping genes', scientists have discovered. A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same "jumping ...

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations ...

Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. 'Jumping genes' are one cause of mutations, but cells try and combat them with a specialized RNA called piRNA.

Researchers have provided experimental proof of a pathway that controls aging, finding that quieting some mobile DNA sequences in roundworms led to a longer life. Not only does the discovery provide a ...

New research suggests that transposable elements—or so-called “jumping genes”—may help scientists identify tumor-targeting proteins. The study, published Monday (March 27) in Nature Genetics, suggests ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Yale researchers have directly connected overexpression of “jumping genes” to neurodegenerative diseases, and have found a potential cure — HIV medication. “Jumping genes,” or DNA sequences that move ...

It's the go-to phrase for biologists who know more than they're telling. Ever since James Watson and Francis Crick ended their 1953 paper on the double helix by coyly saying "it has not escaped our ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." An unassuming freshwater fish contains the longest genomic sequence ever discovered, measuring in at 30 ...