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Daniel Elsner

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Evolutionary BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedFeb 13, 2026

Arms races between selfish genetic elements and their host defence

Bitao Qiu, Daniel Elsner, Judith Korb

The paper investigates arms races between transposable elements (TEs) and DNA methylation in termites, finding that methylation reduces TE success and that older TEs are less harmful.

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