Malicious jumping genes meet their match: Study reveals cell's adaptive piRNA defenses

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Mar 20, 2025, 11:00 am100 pts
Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. "Jumping genes" are one cause of mutations, but cells try and combat them with a specialized RNA called piRNA. For the first time, researchers from the University of Tokyo and their collaborators have identified how the sites…

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