News about DNA, genes and proteins

Vacant positions as postdoc at CGEN

Deadline for applications: Sunday 11 January 2026, 23:59 pm CET.

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.

Arctic Reindeer Face Drastic Decline

By the year 2100, reindeer populations in parts of the Arctic could decline by up to 80 percent. This is the alarming conclusion of a new international study led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the…

Arctic Reindeer Face Drastic Decline

By the year 2100, reindeer populations in parts of the Arctic could decline by up to 80 percent. This is the alarming conclusion of a new international study led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the…

Changing oceans documented in new interdisciplinary theme issue

A new Royal Society interdisciplinary theme issue guest edited by Globe Institute researchers reveals shifting seas in response to long-term human impacts

Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history

A new study maps infectious diseases across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health landscape.

Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history

A new study maps infectious diseases across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health landscape.

Research in the development of blood stem cells receives international recognition

Professor Ana Cvejic was recently elected as member of EMBO, European Molecular Biology Organization, in recognition of her outstanding achievements and research excellence.

From early humanity to treating today’s metabolic diseases

Two researchers from SUND, Associate Professor Frido Welker and Assistant Professor Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg, have received Sapere Aude grants of more than 6 mill DKK each.

From early humanity to treating today’s metabolic diseases

Two researchers from SUND, Associate Professor Frido Welker and Assistant Professor Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg, have received Sapere Aude grants of more than 6 mill DKK each.

New project will give a better understanding of GPCRs

Professor Trond Ulven has received 6.2 mill DKK from Independent Research Fund Denmark for his project Bivalent ligands as tools for structural studies of dimeric GPCRs.

More women can now get answers about their hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer due to new genetic method

A new gene-editing method enables researchers to more easily determine whether a patient has inherited an increased risk of developing cancer—before any symptoms appear. Researchers at Rigshospitalet have tested the…

More women can now get answers about their hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer due to new genetic method

A new gene-editing method enables researchers to more easily determine whether a patient has inherited an increased risk of developing cancer—before any symptoms appear. Researchers at Rigshospitalet have tested the…