Ancient viruses are embedded everywhere in the human genome. It's thought that about 8% of the human genome... | Genetics And Genomics ...

A team of stem cell scientists have successfully used embryonic stem cell engineering to create a bi-paternal mouse—a mouse ...

In addition to mouse models, researchers have also focused on human embryonic development. A recent study established a model of the post-implantation human embryo using pluripotent stem cells ...

Old viral DNA, once thought to be gone forever, is reactivated in mammalian embryos, with each species showing unique variations. An atlas of transcription initiation reveals regulatory principles of ...

A team of researchers has successfully engineered a bi-paternal mouse - a mouse with two dads - that survived until adulthood ...

The mammalian OGT gene is located on the X chromosome, and it is known to be essential for early development ... mouse placentae is responsible for the higher resistance of female mouse embryos ...

Over half of our genomes consist of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of the ...

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and LMU reveal how transposable elements – ancient viral DNA remnants – reactivate during ...

The concept of biological reproduction between same-sex individuals in mammals has always been deemed impossible. However, ...