Viral genomes are differentiated from other replicons and genetic material, such as viroids or plasmids, through a unique three-part strategy for survival that is common to all viruses.

This remarkable project sequences 100,000 genomes from circa 85,000 patients affected by rare disorders and cancers – making the UK a world leader in genomic medicine. Advances in technology mean that ...

This variation in genome size highlights the remarkable diversity of life on Earth, but also poses an intriguing evolutionary ...

Using ancient samples, the scientists were able to peer into the past and reveal new markers of adaptation from the early ...

Add turtles to the list, thanks to a research team Valenzuela helped lead. In a recent paper in Genome Research, the researchers described their study of the genomes of two species of turtles, which ...

In a recent paper published in the journal Genome Research, experts described the chromatin arrangement in the genomes of two ...

Citation: A global imbalance in reference genomes: Research highlights need for sequencing resources in biodiversity-rich areas (2024, October 29) retrieved 25 November 2024 from https://phys.org ...

Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates ...

Cells can now be genetically programmed to record their histories within their genomes, a development that could ...

A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.