Scientists accidentally discover DNA that breaks the rules of life

ScienceDaily
May 7, 2026, 3:01 am117 ptsTrending
A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers stumbled upon a bizarre genetic code in a microscopic pond organism. Instead of following the near-universal “rules” of life, this newly identified protist rewrites how genes signal…

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