These repetitive segments of DNA include mobile elements, also known as ‘jumping genes’ due to their ability to copy and paste themselves around the genome. The researchers found that among the ...

The jumping genes can essentially hitch a ride with certain regulatory molecules — long noncoding RNAs — and use that trick to make far more copies of themselves than they usually would.

An international team of scientists has decoded some of the most stubborn, overlooked regions of the human genome using complete sequences from 65 individuals across diverse ancestries.

Some transposable elements (TEs) could be the remnants of ancient viruses. There are many leftover TEs in the human genome, and its thought that they used to be able to move or jump around the genome, ...

Jumping genes, also known as transposable elements, are pieces of DNA that can or once could move from one place in the DNA to another. For a long time, it was assumed that these "jumping genes ...

Lilly Horowitz, of Jericho High School, last month won a First Award in the cellular and molecular biology category at the 75th Annual International Science and Engineering Fair. Credit: Jericho ...

Our genomes are peppered with DNA segments called retrotransposons that can move from place to place. When unleashed, some can kill nerves and promote inflammation — a discovery that may inspire ...

McClintock made significant discoveries, one of which is still referred to as "jumping genes," which demonstrated that segments of DNA or genes could move from one chromosome to another ...

Her discoveries in the maize model system, including transposable elements that are often referred to as “jumping genes”, transformed our understanding of genetics and enabled innovations in ...

Keith Slotkin, PhD, first became interested in transposable elements (TE), colloquially known as “jumping genes,” as an undergraduate student. “They just broke all the rules,” he said in ...

A team at the University of Tokyo has developed a system to control and accelerate the evolution of changes in bacterial genome structure, targeting small "jumping genes," or DNA sequences known ...