New technology reveals hidden DNA scaffolding built before life 'switches on'

For decades, scientists viewed the genome of a newly fertilized egg as a structural "blank slate"—a disordered tangle of DNA ...

Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...
Business Insider

Boundless Bio to Participate in the Guggenheim Emerging Outlook: Biotech Summit 2026

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boundless Bio (Nasdaq: BOLD), a clinical-stage oncology company interrogating extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) biology to deliver transformative therapies to ...
BioSpace

Inocras, Samsung Medical Center and Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Study with 1,364 Whole-Genomes of Breast Cancer in Nature

Landmark study explores the whole genomes of 1,364 breast cancers, uncovering predictive biomarkers that link genomic signatures to potential treatment outcomes and support advancing precision ...
Labroots

How Extrachromosomal DNA Boosts Cancer Cells

Scientists have recently been learning more about the importance of small bits of circular genetic material known as extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA). These little circles of DNA can hitch a ride with ...
Frontiers

Integrated CIRCLE-seq with RNA-seq to decipher the quantity, localization, and functional features of eccDNA in AML

Background: Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) plays critical roles in cancer, yet its landscape in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains unexplored. Methods: We used CIRCLE-seq and RNA-seq to ...
Yahoo

Mysterious chunks of DNA called 'inocles' could be hiding in your mouth

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Newfound bits of DNA in the human oral microbiome may be linked to the function of the immune ...
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Giant Loops of DNA Discovered in Our Mouths Could Shield Us From Cancer

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. lips being twisted Giant loops of DNA carried by bacteria in our mouth may have a beneficial impact on our oral health and our ...
Labroots

Scientists Find a New Kind of Genetic Element in Mouth Microbes

There is usually one bit of genomic DNA in a bacterial cell that encodes for most of its functions, but bacteria can carry other bits of genetic material like plasmids, which could carry a gene for ...
AlphaGalileo

Giant DNA discovered hiding in your mouth - Three-quarters of all people may host newly identified genetic material called Inocles, which could impact research on oral health ...

Researchers including those at the University of Tokyo have made a surprising discovery hiding in people’s mouths: Inocles, giant DNA elements that had previously escaped detection. These appear to ...
News Medical

Long-read sequencing uncovers massive DNA elements shaping human oral microbiome

Researchers including those at the University of Tokyo have made a surprising discovery hiding in people's mouths: Inocles, giant DNA elements that had previously escaped detection. These appear to ...