Once Believed to Be Junk, Viral Ancient DNA Has Been Ghost Writing Our Genetic Code
We all have one: a junk drawer that we stuff full of all our random — and often…
Triassic reptile’s bizarre crest shakes up feather evolution theories
Mammals these days have hair, birds have feathers and reptiles have neither. But the relative nakedness of today’s…
Healthy Life: Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human | Healthy Life
Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according…
New study identifies genes that shape human brain features
What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human…
Do Sharks Really ‘Play Dead’? The Complicated Truth About Tonic Immobility.
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Ancient viral DNA found to regulate human gene expression
A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as…
Is Gene Editing The Next Frontier Of Conservation? – Expert Reaction
Friday, 18 July 2025, 12:42 pmPress Release: Science Media Centre Much has been made of the potential of…