Transposable elements, or "jumping genes", were first identified by Barbara McClintock more than 50 years ago. Why are transposons so common in eukaryotes, and exactly what do they do? In addition ...

Gastric cancer (GC) is a lethal malignancy with worldwide occurrence, and is considered endemic in eastern Asian, eastern ...

The researchers focused on the transposable elements known as LINE-1 ... havoc in the genome and contributing to a variety of ...

For decades, scientists dismissed transposable elements, also known as transposons or “jumping genes”, as useless “junk DNA”. But are they really? The early speculations of both McClintock ...

Study: Widespread transposable element dysregulation in human aging brains with Alzheimer's disease. Image Credit: Tushchakorn / Shutterstock.com A recent Alzheimer’s and Dementia journal study ...