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Harmonized Datasets of microbiological analyses from a French national-scale soil monitoring survey | Research Communities by Springer Nature

Microbiological datasets from the French Soil Quality monitoring network (2200 soils) offer an opportunity for large-scale soil quality monitoring. Previous studies (molecular microbial biomass, quantitative PCR, amplicon sequencing of 16S rDNA) were harmonized to facilitate their reusability.

Echidna genome study unravels the events leading to multiple sex chromosomes

The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of Australia's most iconic animals. Belonging to a unique group of mammals called "monotremes" (with the platypus as the other prominent member). Echidnas may at first glance be mistaken for a weird-looking hedgehog, but they are in fact egg-laying mammals.

New test could predict lung cancer outcomes using tumor DNA

Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, UCLH and Personalis have found that a test to detect circulating tumor DNA can predict lung cancer outcome in a Cancer Research UK-funded study.

Causality-driven candidate identification for reliable DNA methylation biomarker discovery | Research Communities by Springer Nature

DNA methylation is a promising method to identify biomarkers, but defining causality can be challenging. Here, we propose a causality-driven regularization framework to reduce noise and identify potential causative factors.

Identity-by-descent method reveals hidden genetic ties in rhesus macaques

Understanding biological relationships is often critical when studying animal populations. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig University, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research and the Freie Universität Berlin have now developed a transformative approach that identifies stretches of DNA that two individuals inherited from a common ancestor. The study is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Giant 40,000-Year-Old Head Of Ancient Wolf Found In Siberian Permafrost

The head of the wolf features perfectly-preserved shaggy hair, soft-tissue, and a still-snarling mouth. Researchers hope to analyze its DNA.

Addressing Challenges from Junk DNA Defenders | Evolution News

Of course, die-hard evolution defenders were not going to take these major shifts in thinking about “junk DNA” sitting down.

DNA methylation heterogeneity and epipolymorphism in clear cell kidney cancer | Research Communities by Springer Nature

Gravitational waves offer a 'cosmic DNA test' for black holes | Space

The size and spin of black holes can reveal how and where they were born, and gravitational waves offer a way to decode this information like a cosmic DNA test.

Ancient viral DNA shapes early embryo development, study finds

Over half of our genomes consist of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of the genome, researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) have now revealed their crucial role in early embryo development. The study is published in the journal Cell.