News about DNA, genes and proteins

ADHD and autism diagnoses have increased: New study points to broader diagnoses as an explanation

Far more people are being diagnosed with ADHD and autism today than in the past, and a new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that the genetic contributions have decreased over the past 20 years.

Oldest strains of plague caused deadly outbreaks 5,500 years ago

A new study published in Nature reconstructs the earliest known plague genomes and for the first time shows that early forms of plague caused deadly outbreaks – long before the Black Death killed up to half the…

Can resonance be used to “communicate with” the body’s cells?

Resonance is a fundamental phenomenon in the biological world. Perhaps it can be used to communicate with the body’s cells?

How Cells Sense Ribosome Stress: New Study in Molecular Cell

New study from the Bekker-Jensen lab is online now.

New investment to democratise access to genomics technology

Up to DKK 95 million in funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation will enable the implementation of the Genomics Research Infrastructure (GRI) and ensure open access to advanced functional genomics technology and…

Stone age population collapse revealed by DNA study in France

DNA analyses of ancient skeletons show that a Stone Age population in present-day France collapsed around 5,000 years ago and was replaced by people migrating from southern Europe, according to a new international study…

Stone age population collapse revealed by DNA study in France

DNA analyses of ancient skeletons show that a Stone Age population in present-day France collapsed around 5,000 years ago and was replaced by people migrating from southern Europe, according to a new international study…

Past intensive whaling threatens the future of bowhead whales

Commercial whaling has left the bowhead whale vulnerable for many generations to come.

Introducing Victor C. Yin

Meet one of ISBUC’s newest group leaders: Victor C. Yin in the Department of Pharmacy.

New review by Fena Ochs and Daniel W. Gerlich

on 3D chromatin organization by cohesion.

Congratulations to Catarina Pechincha and Sofia Ramalho

who are awarded EMBO Fellowships to study mRNA translation

Introducing Pétur O. Heiðarsson

Meet one of ISBUC’s newest group leaders: Pétur O. Heiðarsson in the Department of Biology.

Anomalous two-tusked narwhals show no difference in diet or foraging ecology relative to normal narwhals

New research sheds light on one of the Arctic’s rarest biological phenomena—the two-tusked narwhal.

New Insights into Senataxin’s Role in Transcription

A new paper from Svejstrup lab in Molecular Cell uncovers the biochemical function of Senataxin, a protein encoded by a gene that is mutated in rare and early-disabling neurodegenerative diseases. Key takeaways: Acut…

The world’s oldest RNA extracted from woolly mammoth

New research offers a unique insight into the lives of mammoths during the last Ice Age.

The world’s oldest RNA extracted from woolly mammoth

New research offers a unique insight into the lives of mammoths during the last Ice Age.

DNA Repair's Hidden Cost: Why 'Fixed' Cells Never Fully Recover

New publication in Science.

Expansion of CGEN

In 2025, we welcomed Fena Ochs and Niels Erik Møllegaard and their laboratories to CGEN

How fast does RNA polymerase II transcribe our genes?

New paper from Gregersen lab is online now.

CCS closing ceremony on August 18th 2025

Center for Chromosome Stabiliy officially closed on 31 August 2025

New investment brings proteomics technology and -education closer to researchers

Proteomics Research Infrastructure (PRI) at University of Copenhagen has just received 90 mill DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to continue and develop the facility and its services.

New publication in Nature Communications from the Liu group

Mitotic DNA synthesis (MiDAS) was proposed to utilize break-induced DNA replication, a form of homology-directed DNA repair (HDR). Here, the researchers in CCS found that core DNA end-resection factors required for HDR,…

Ever wondered how blood cells know how to behave?

Bo Porse at Finsen Lab and BRIC and his collaborators have found a better understanding of how blood cell differentiation from stem cells happens, and further studies might give us an answer to why some cells turn…

Sled Dog DNA Reveals Hidden Chapter in Greenland’s History

The Inuit arrived in Greenland several hundred years earlier than previously believed. This is revealed by a genetic mapping of sled dogs, conducted by researchers from University of Copenhagen.