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The viral content of human genomes is more variable than we thought
Rebecca Pearce
Parts of human DNA are of viral origin: many of them were inserted into the primordial genetic material of our ancestors many millions of years ago… Read more »
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The genetics of merle coat patterns in dogs
Merle coat patterns, prevalent in breeds like Dachshunds, Great Danes, and Collies, can vary greatly. In this blog, researchers… Read more »
DNA Day Quiz – 2018
DNA Day is celebrated globally on April 25th (the day that papers were published in Nature, on the structure of DNA). The goal of… Read more »
Transposon topography in human cancer cells
A new paper on mapping LINE-1 and Alu insertions was published today in Mobile DNA. Here authors Kathleen Burns and Jane Welch… Read more »
Bright days in Saint Malo and in transposable element science
The 3rd International Congress on Transposable Elements (ICTE) took place between 16 and 19 April in Saint-Malo (France) and we… Read more »
Mobile DNA in the 3,000-year-old Lichtenstein family tree
Mobile DNA today publishes an article analyzing the genetics of three members of the Lichenstein family tree found in a cave in… Read more »
Mobile DNA welcomes new Editors-in-Chief, Marlene Belfort and Haig Kazazian
The biological and technological significance of mobile genetic elements, or "jumping genes", is increasingly being realized.… Read more »