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The sequencing of 1200-year-old tortoise genetic material has led to the discovery of a tortoise species from Madagascar that went extinct in the Middle Ages.

Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a gene that is active in some treatment-resistant cancer cells, which when silenced, enhanced the cells' susceptibility to immunotherapy.

An international study 13 years in the making demonstrates for the first time that degradation in the way DNA is organized and regulated, known as epigenetics, can drive aging in an organism, independently of changes to the genetic code itself.

A new study describes why older male fruit flies are more likely to pass mutations onto their offspring, potentially shining a light on inherited-disease risk in humans.

Researchers have shed light on the genetic makeup of ancient populations in North Asia, finding evidence of population movement from North America by studying the ancient genomes of individuals from as many as 7,500 years ago.

For over a decade scientists have studied these epigenetic modifications to test associations with disease. Now, a team of researchers reveals that the tool that has been the workhorse for these studies may not actually be appropriate for population epigenetics.

The assembly and annotation of the genome of the red perilla plant will help scientists harness the plant's wide range bioactive compounds.

Scientists have succeeded in propagating a commercial hybrid rice strain as a clone through seeds with 95% efficiency. This could lower the costs, making high-yielding, disease resistant rice strains available to low-income farmers worldwide.

A new genetic pathway involved in regulating sleep across species, from fruit flies to humans, has been identified, which could lead to new treatments for insomnia.

Methanotrophs – methane-consuming organisms – have been proposed as a biological solution for removing methane from drilling sites, but these sites are high in hydrogen sulfide, which is toxic to most methanotrophs.