Scientists discovered that ancient viral DNA sequences called MER11, once dismissed as genetic junk, actually act as ...

New method of analysis reveals that transposable elements (TEs), which make up 45% of the human genome, play a crucial role ...

A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk" ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” pieces of ancient viral DNA in our genome are now known to help control which genes are turned on or off.

An international team of scientists a family genome sequences known as “transposable elements,” and found they play a vital ...

What scientists once dismissed as junk DNA may actually be some of the most powerful code in our genome. A new international ...

One person's junk is another's treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of "junk" DNA that were ...

【CNMO科技消息】据外媒报道，人类基因组中约8%的序列源自数百万年前感染祖先的远古病毒，这些曾被视为"垃圾DNA"的片段，如今被证实能调控基因开关。由麦吉尔大学和京都大学领导的国际研究团队发现，这些内源性逆转录病毒（ERVs）可细分为四组功能性序列 ...

Genetic features known as transposons make up a large portion of many mammalian genomes, including humans' ... | Genetics And Genomics ...

New study reveals hidden viral DNA in primates plays key role in gene regulation and evolution through ancient regulatory ...