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Rakyan lab publishes BioEssays review on rDNA genetic variation
20 January 2025
Scientists recreate mouse from gene older than animal life
21 November 2024
New research sheds light on evolutionary origins of stem cells with groundbreaking experiment to create mouse using ancient genetic tools.
Research led by Queen Mary suggests that people with more copies of ribosomal DNA have higher risks of developing disease
Analysis of previously unstudied areas of the genomes of 500,000 people indicates that individuals who have more copies of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) are more likely to develop inflammation and diseases during their lifetimes.
Analysing DNA ‘tags’: new Centre for Epigenetics set to advance early disease detection
24 January 2024
A £3m collaboration between researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust will investigate how the marks on DNA in blood can be used to detect a disease at an early stage.
Jumping genes which can lead to rare syndrome in children identified
13 June 2023
A new family of DNA elements which control the activation of certain genes to cause a rare disease known as 'MSL3 syndrome’ in children has been identified.