Apoptosis uncovers human evolutionary heritage sequestered in non-coding DNA
Ruchi Joshi, Anushka Roy, Relestina Simon Lopes, Laxmi Kata, Rutuja Selukar, M. S. Markam, Subhangi Banerji, Gorantla Venkata Raghuram, Snehal Shabrish, Indraneel Mittra
The paper shows that apoptosis releases non-coding DNA (ncDNA) containing horizontally transferred DNA-protein complexes from various species, revealing human evolutionary heritage in ncDNA.
bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology