This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research highlighting the role of transposable elements in plant development and evolution, as well as their application as tools in biotechnology.

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

An team of scientists found a family of genome sequences known as “transposable elements.” They play a vital role in gene ...

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

A new annotation approach based on cross-species conservation reveals regulatory roles of transposons in human development.

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

Not only can transposable elements be useful, but new evidence shows they may have been powerfully linked to primate ...

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

In a first-of-its-kind experiment tracing evolution across 25 generations, scientists have discovered that marine ...

An international team of scientists has decoded some of the most stubborn, overlooked regions of the human genome using ...

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.