After fertilization, embryos race through rapid cell divisions before slowing down to build specialized cells that will carry out distinct functions in the developing body—but the signals that trigger ...
Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a new study from Duke University. The findings, published in PLOS Biology, ...
A new PLOS Genetics study shows that the Drosophila protein Xrp1 protects genome integrity through both a p53-dependent DNA ...
How does the DNA structure of a fruit affect its anti-oxidative properties? Ask Maya Rao, a 13-year-old Centerville Middle School seventh-grade student. Rao took home the trophy for junior reserve ...