New studies reveal RNA catalysis, DNA repair mechanisms and gene-editing advances
Recent publications detail RNA structural dynamics, real-time DNA repair visualization, engineered retrotransposons, and AI-driven biological discovery.
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2 publishers have covered this in 11 articles since 5 Oct 2026. Nature Biotechnology published first, on 5 October at 00:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 66h 40m later. The most recent article, from Nature Communications, appeared on 9 October at 00:00 UTC.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Nature BiotechnologyDiscovery and engineering of avian R2 retrotransposons for all-RNA-mediated targeted DNA integration in human cells
- Nature BiotechnologyDetectrons convert transient RNA sequences into stable DNA barcodes for high-throughput analysis of RNA-dependent processes
- Nature CommunicationsReal-time visualization of G2L4 reverse transcriptase in DNA repair via microhomology-mediated end joining
- NatureRNA catalysis emerges from dynamic structural ensembles
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesCompact CRISPR alternative uses bacterial proteins to insert large DNA segments
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesDNA testing of fecal samples reveals greater gliders eat wider variety of plants than previously thought
- Spotlight news onlyChanges in DNA packaging help immune cells swell and burst
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesA biologist queries whether AI 'borrowed' his work to make major discovery—an expert explains the rules
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesTracking down cellular gene functions with AI and microscopy
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesNew 'computational microscope' simulates DNA packaging at more than ten times previous scale
- Nature CommunicationsATM promotes nucleolytic processing of reversed replication forks during DNA interstrand cross-link repair
Sources
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- ATM promotes nucleolytic processing of reversed replication forks during DNA interstrand cross-link repair Nature Communications ·
- RNA catalysis emerges from dynamic structural ensembles Nature ·
- Real-time visualization of G2L4 reverse transcriptase in DNA repair via microhomology-mediated end joining Nature Communications ·
- Discovery and engineering of avian R2 retrotransposons for all-RNA-mediated targeted DNA integration in human cells Nature Biotechnology ·
- Detectrons convert transient RNA sequences into stable DNA barcodes for high-throughput analysis of RNA-dependent processes Nature Biotechnology ·
- New 'computational microscope' simulates DNA packaging at more than ten times previous scale Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
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- Tracking down cellular gene functions with AI and microscopy Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- A biologist queries whether AI 'borrowed' his work to make major discovery—an expert explains the rules Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Changes in DNA packaging help immune cells swell and burst Spotlight news only
- DNA testing of fecal samples reveals greater gliders eat wider variety of plants than previously thought Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Compact CRISPR alternative uses bacterial proteins to insert large DNA segments Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
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