PIWI–piRNA regulation varies across species and reproductive contexts
A comparative review finds that PIWI–piRNA complexes participate in germ-cell maintenance and early development while exhibiting substantial sex- and species-specific ...
Tag: transposable elements
Systematic review finds limited direct evidence of macrophage environmental memory
A systematic review of 119 studies found that only four directly demonstrated persistence or altered recall in macrophages or monocytes ...
EDTA-Audit screens EDTA transposable-element outputs across 142 plant genomes
Evaluation of EDTA-Audit on 142 plant genome assemblies found that the tool flags missing files and unusual transposable-element profiles for ...
Jumping Genes Fueled the Rise of Ants After the Dinosaurs Died
New research shows that bursts of transposable element activity in ant genomes after the dinosaur extinction fueled the chemical communication ...
New Framework Decodes Plant Transcript Ambiguity
A new multi-evidence framework resolves coding-noncoding ambiguity in the Arrhenatherum elatius transcriptome, identifying 31.71% of transcripts as part of a ...
Jumping Genes May Shape Fish Immunity, New Analysis Reveals
A systematic review and computational screening of ray-finned fish genomes finds that transposable element sequences match immune-related genes with striking ...
Rewriting the First Genome: How Zygotic Activation and Epigenome Reprogramming Shape Early Life
A new research topic in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology brings together studies on zygotic genome activation, epigenetic reprogramming, ...
Colletotrichum genomes reveal how fungal pathogens adapt to woody and herbaceous hosts
A genus-wide comparative genomic analysis of 150 Colletotrichum strains reveals how phylogenetic conservation and divergent ecological adaptation have shaped one ...
Synthetic Sequences Are Not the Whole Story Behind Engineered LINE-1 Retrotransposition
A new PLOS Genetics study shows that two unintended sequence changes, not synthetic codon optimization, explain the enhanced retrotransposition of ...
Nutmeg and Ylang-Ylang Genomes Reveal How Plants Rebuilt the Centromere From Scratch
Chromosome-level genomes of holocentric nutmeg and monocentric ylang-ylang reveal that lineage-specific repeat and epigenetic remodeling, rather than whole-genome duplication, drove ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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