In a groundbreaking study, scientists have created a mouse using stem cells powered by genes that originated from ancient ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

The recombination between parental chromosomes, a characteristic of sexual reproduction, plays a crucial role in evolution.

An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now ...

Scientists have unveiled the oldest woolly mammoth specimen ever discovered in North America as part of a major DNA study ...

Researchers have explored the evolution of the genetic change that causes chronic myeloid leukaemia and show its ability to drive the disease.

A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the scientific world. Developed from a ...

For the first time, Professor Veyrier and his team at INRS have discovered a family of enzymes that can cut specific sequences in single-stranded DNA. These enzymes, called site-specific ...

For generations, a tiny piece of DNA has mastered the art of inheritance by hijacking the yeast cell’s division machinery, ...

They exist as circular pieces of DNA in the nuclei of tumor cells outside chromosomes ... and also promote the evolution of genome instability and resistance to therapy. Complex DNA-breakage ...