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Sequencing of species that can be cultured in the laboratory results in a bias in taxon sampling. This study uses cost-effective, amplification-free, low-input sequencing methods to assemble genomes…

The molecular factors and mechanisms that mediate the chromatin recruitment of activation-induced deaminase and the generation of its stalled polymerase II substrate during somatic hypermutation are i...

Lennartz et al. evaluate lipid enrichment in clathrin-coated pits and observe that the differential lipid partitioning into clathrin-coated pits is largely driven by the lipid asymmetry of the plasma ...

15 fully funded PhD positions across Europe, starting 2027. Applications open 1 October and close 22 October 2026. Rank up to three projects.

Le Rest et al. identify ZC3H18 as the long-sought molecular link between the cap-binding complex (CBC) and first intron splicing. ZC3H18 recruits early splicing factors through interactions that are mutually exclusive with RNA decay factor binding, implying how cap-bound nascent transcripts are directed toward productive splicing rather than degradation.

Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41576-026-01004-7Programmed DNA elimination is a developmentally regulated process in which specific DNA sequences are reproducibly removed from particular cell lineages. Here, the authors review the mechanistic diversity and evolutionary dynamics of DNA elimination, spanning chromosome breakage, whole-chromosome elimination and whole-genome elimination.

The genomic regions regulating gene expression are often themselves transcribed into a variety of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). However, the regulatory roles of this noncoding transcription remain largely ...

The NIH plans to close the door on one of the few pathways available to international students on visas to forge a career in biomedical research in the U.S.

Nature - AI predictions could help with pandemic preparedness, but they will need experimental confirmation.

Transposable elements (TEs) are key contributors to genome evolution, yet their macroevolutionary roles in adaptive radiations remain poorly understood, as high-quality genomic resources at sufficient...

Applications are invited for an Assistant or Associate Professorship in Pathogen Genetics to be held in the Department of Genetics. We are searching for a talented individual with a track record of fu...

Transposable elements mobilize within and occasionally between genomes, including from host to virus. We identified two insertions of the human BC200 noncoding RNA gene in the poxvirus molluscum conta...

In eukaryotes, ribosome biogenesis initiates within the nucleolus, a hallmark multilayered compartment of the nucleus. Structures of pre-ribosomes have been characterized ex situ, but their assembly p...

In early results from our new life sciences research lab, Claude agents found an enzyme system whose function is still unknown.

Retrotransposons can infect neighboring cells using a mechanism that relies on a small fusogen-like protein rather than on the envelope protein that is typically required for infection.

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In memoriam: Professor Timothy H. Bestor 1952-2026

A key requirement to address fundamental questions in developmental biology is the ability to visualise and manipulate endogenous signalling proteins in vivo. Here we generate such an enabling experim...