Over the past ten years or so, investigations of degraded or ‘ancient’ DNA have skyrocketed. By extracting DNA fragments from diverse sources —from human teeth and faeces to soil samples and ...

Department of Chemistry, Ecole Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad 500043, India Centre for Life Sciences, Mahindra University, Hyderabad 500043, India Interdisciplinary ...

Researchers have tested ancient DNA from corn found at archaeological sites in Arkansas, shedding new light on the dispersal of one of the world's most important food crops. Researchers have ...

As an oncometabolite, R-2-HG induces malignant transformation of glial progenitor cells by altering the chromatin structure (through broad DNA and histone hypermethylation) and disrupting the ...

It can use the energy generated by the hydrolysis of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) to destroy the connection between DNA and histones, achieve the breakdown of nucleosomes, and regulate gene expression ...

DNA methylation is a fundamental modification characterized by the addition of a ... By analyzing 571 PTC samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), the researchers found that patients with TERT ...