DNA phosphorothioate modification is a distinctive epigenetic alteration in which a non‐bridging oxygen atom within the DNA sugar-phosphate backbone is replaced by ...

Scientists at the University of Chicago, Harvard University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have described the surprising discovery and function of a new DNA modification in insects, worms and ...

Researchers have revealed a previously unknown DNA modification in zebrafish - one of human's distant evolutionary cousins. Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have uncovered a new ...

Thomas W. van Ravesteyn, Marleen Dekker, Alexander Fish, Titia K. Sixma, Astrid Wolters, Rob J. Dekker, Hein P. J. te Riele Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of ...

Collaborating researchers have made a breakthrough discovery regarding the intricate defense systems of bacteriophages (phages)—viruses that can specifically target harmful bacteria without harming ...

Scientists have identified a function for a mysterious DNA modification in fruit flies' brain development, which may provide hints to its role in humans. Emory scientists have identified a function ...

Emory scientists have identified a function for a mysterious DNA modification in fruit flies' brain development, which may provide hints to its role in humans. The results are scheduled for ...

Researchers Now Have the First Ever Tool to Detect Epigenetic and Other DNA Modifications Simultaneously within the Sequencing Workflow MENLO PARK, Calif.--Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., ...

Discover how scientists are harnessing the power of CRISPR to precisely edit DNA, revolutionizing medicine and ethics as they rewrite the very code of life. Pixabay, PublicDomainPictures CRISPR ...

This image depicts the chemical structure of cytosine. It shows a hexagonal ring with nitrogen atoms at positions 1 and 3, and a primary amine group attached to carbon 4. The two remaining positions ...

UCLA researchers analyzed a certain type of DNA marker across hundreds of mammal species and found associations with traits such as lifespan, weight and age. The study, published in August, examined ...