Researchers have uncovered mechanisms by which mobile genetic elements integrate into the chromosomes of bacteria with linear genomes.

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Figure 1: Map of northern Chile, showing locations of study fields from which mummy bones and blood samples of contemporary Andean people were collected (boxed area, right, enlarged at left).

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Middle East crisis — explained The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments ...

The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell. After that, the next step in CRISPR gene editing is usually to alter that piece of DNA. However ...

CRISPR technology offers innovative solutions for pandemic preparedness, enhancing diagnostics, antiviral therapies, and ...

Any mechanism that is proposed to explain this interindividual variation needs to take into account the age ... They are made up of a large number of tandem repeats of a simple DNA sequence (in humans ...