A new layer of the human genome: Embedded RNA marks may reshape DNA twisting

September 1, 2026 · 12:00 am 2 sources

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• Mutating every DNA letter of a genome shows surprising effects — and the limits of AI
  Nature · September 1, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02609-y Top artificial-intelligence models failed to predict the biological consequences of rewriting a virus's entire DNA code.

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• A new layer of the human genome: Embedded RNA marks may reshape DNA twisting
  Phys.org · September 2, 2026 18:20
  A new study led by Francesca Storici, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and faculty member of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, has uncovered an unexpected feature of human DNA linked to gene activity and the physical organization of DNA. The findings,…