DNA

GMOs are not a human invention: sweet potato is a naturally transgenic food crop

Genetically modified organisms can be the natural result of environmental interactions between plants and their surroundings.

A new code for a new life

Amoebas trap bacteria using nets of DNA: the same mechanism as human immune cells

What happens to our genes in the twilight of death?

Human gut parasite has a sinister use for its stolen genes

Lego blocks for precise gene editing

Gene editing, the molecular technique which allows DNA modifications, is evolving to an unprecedented precision. CRISPR-Cas9, the groundbreaking tool used in...

The ancient origin of some modern Asian populations revealed by ancient DNA

Studying ancient DNA can help us to travel backward in time to the origins of modern populations. A study on human remains from 8000 years ago sheds light on...

Ancient Egyptian mummies give up the last of their secrets

History books tell us about how ancient populations developed to be the modern world that we are living in. Ancient DNA can provide us with a broader picture...

How to transcribe the untranscribable

Occasionally, nature comes up with a solution to a problem that is striking in its elegance. For example, generating copies of something too small to fit into...

DNA G-Quadruplexes: ‘knot’ that simple!

Known as the ‘molecule of life’, DNA is found in every cell in our body, providing a set of instructions for the function and organization throughout our...

BioBits™: Making Hands-on Biology Experiences Accessible for Everyone

With low-cost protein expression technology, we developed cheap and easy-to-use kits to teach molecular biology lessons, allowing access to hands-on biology...

Ancient human DNA from a 10000 years old "chewing gum"

We identified a new type of source of ancient human genetic data. Our group extracted DNA from Mesolithic masticated lumps, made from distilled birch bark...