All methylation articles
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NewsStarvation triggers reversible epigenetic changes in fish pathogen
What happens to a bacterial pathogen when food runs out—for several months? A new study reveals that Flavobacterium columnare, a deadly aquatic pathogen responsible for columnaris disease in fish, does not change its DNA sequence during prolonged starvation. Instead, it remodels its epigenetic landscape.
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NewsSingle-celled organisms found to have a more complex DNA epigenetic code than multicellular life
Researchers discovered that in more ‘primitive’ unicellular organisms, both the adenine and the cytosine bases are methylated. This would suggest that in some ways, these unicellular organisms are more complex than their multicellular peers.
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NewsAncient microbes offer clues to how complex life evolved
A single-celled organism, a close relative of animals, harbors the remnants of ancient giant viruses woven into its own genetic code, shedding light on how complex organisms may have acquired some of their genes.
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NewsSARS-CoV-2 alters functioning of RNA in infected cells
Researchers have shown that infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, changes the functioning of host cell RNA.