UC-San Diego: Uncovering Clues to a Natural Gene-Editing Technique
January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025
LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:
Diversity-generating retroelements (DGRs) are found in the genomes of microorganisms across the globe -- from the arctic permafrost to Yellowstone's hot springs and the human gut. DGRs are able to reverse-transcribe RNA back to DNA in a form of natural gene-editing. This process accelerates the evolution of proteins to help microorganisms adapt to changing environm . . .
Diversity-generating retroelements (DGRs) are found in the genomes of microorganisms across the globe -- from the arctic permafrost to Yellowstone's hot springs and the human gut. DGRs are able to reverse-transcribe RNA back to DNA in a form of natural gene-editing. This process accelerates the evolution of proteins to help microorganisms adapt to changing environm . . .