Researchers say findings suggest it may be possible to stop cancer growth using approaches such as restraining TE activity in ...

Transposable elements, or "jumping genes", were first identified by Barbara McClintock more than 50 years ago. Why are transposons so common in eukaryotes, and exactly what do they do? In addition ...

In April 2006, the above classification scheme was presented by us during the first international conference and workshop named Genomic Impact of Eukaryotic Transposable Elements, which also ...

You may have heard of the fantastic-sounding "dark side of the genome." This poorly studied fraction of DNA, known as ...

Dr. Cheng hypothesized that latent HSV-1 infections could trigger Alzheimer's disease by directly activating the transposable elements the Cheng Lab had previously connected to disease progression ...

Dr. Cheng hypothesized that latent HPV-1 infections could trigger Alzheimer’s disease by directly activating the transposable elements the Cheng Lab had previously connected to disease ...

Bdelloid rotifers, microscopic animals found nearly all in freshwater ecosystems worldwide, lack the enzymes that most animals use to silence regions of their genome by attaching chemical tags called ...

Scientists have uncovered a link between human herpesvirus and Alzheimer's, showing how viral-driven transposable elements accelerate brain degeneration. The good news? Antiviral drugs like ...