News about DNA, genes and proteins

Researchers identify genetic clues that could reveal aggressive prostate cancer

An international team of researchers has mapped eight genetic ‘fingerprints’ that may explain why some men develop aggressive prostate cancer while others do not. The findings could eventually lead to more personalised…

Introducing Kelli Hvorecny

Interview with ISBUC's new PI - Assistant Professor Kelli Hvorecny from the Department of Biology.

A new method for analysing complex biotherapeutics

Victor Cheng Yin’s new project, DeMIST: Deciphering Biomacromolecular Heterogeneity by Single Molecule Mass Spectrometry has received 17.7 mill DKK from ERC as an ERC Starting Grant.

Decoding nature’s peptides to design the medicines of tomorrow

Understanding the human genetic variations in our peptides and hormones can give us a better understanding of drug binding and create new data for future drug discovery.

Cracking one of genomics' biggest puzzles: which DNA switches control which genes?

Understanding how genes are controlled is one of the biggest challenges in genomics. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have now developed a computational method that predicts which regulatory DNA elements…

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.