{
  "id": 19326353,
  "title": "Telotrons: spliceosomal introns composed of telomeric repeats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/telotrons-spliceosomal-introns-composed-of-telomeric-repeats",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.07.765104v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Spliceosomal intron numbers vary widely across eukaryotes, but the only established mechanism for large bursts of intron gain is the spread of transposable introner elements. We describe telotrons, spliceosomal introns composed predominantly of telomeric repeats. In a survey of 10,310 eukaryotic genome assemblies, we identified 7,008 introns with >85% telomeric repeat coverage and an additional…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}