#DNA element with a murky past is borrowing cell's #repair machinery.
#retrotransposon #parasite #alt_EJ #eccDNA
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-dna-element-murky-cell-machinery.html
#dna #repair #retrotransposon #parasite #alt_ej #eccdna
A not-so-selfish '#genetic_parasite' helps to preserve fertility.
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-not-so-selfish-genetic-parasite-fertility.html
#genetic_parasite #rdna #retrotransposon
#Retrotransposon activation during #Drosophila metamorphosis conditions adult #antiviral responses https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-022-01214-9
#retrotransposon #drosophila #Antiviral