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A ten-nation consortium has reported the first high-quality reference genome sequence of barley, a cereal crop that is used around the world as animal…

It has been estimated that more than 80 million people in the world have an unfulfilled desire to have children. But for every 10th couple, the…

Every cell in our body contains the complete DNA library. So-called methyl groups regulate that in body tissues only the genetic information is…

During aging as well as during Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, iron accumulates in the human brain. Now, researchers from German Leibniz Institute…