Genetics / Genome science

Death is only the beginning

New insight into how xeroderma pigmentosum causative gene products ensure the accuracy of DNA repair

Ancient virus genome drives autism?

New genetic driver of autism and other developmental disorders identified

A new mechanism behind continuous stem cell activity in plants

New findings shed light on the repair of UV-induced DNA damage

World’s first congenital pituitary hypoplasia model developed using patient-derived iPS cells

Review paper on piRNA antiviral immunity

Researchers discover the ‘KARAPPO’ gene and illuminate how plants reproduce through cloning

A new mechanism for accessing damaged DNA

Genome editing method targets AIDS virus

New insights on the virus that causes shingles

Breaking ground in genome-editing technology

Genes in albino orchids may hold clues to parasitic mechanism used by non-photosynthetic plants

Causative gene for sensorineural hearing loss identified

Researchers succeed in developing a genome editing technique that does not cleave DNA

Gene protects against toxic byproducts of photosynthesis, helping plants to "breathe"