Celebrating DNA Day: A Q&A with the Editors-in-Chief of Mobile DNA | Springer Nature

Editor's note: This Q&A, published in celebration of DNA Day—which commemorates the discovery of DNA’s double helix and the completion of the Human Genome Project —features insights from Mobile DNA Editors-in-Chief, including Irina R. Arkhipova, Senior Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Bay Paul Center.

Discovered by Barbara McClintock in the 1950's, transposable elements (TEs), also known as mobile genetic elements (MGEs), are DNA sequences that can translocate within a genome. They are found across all domains and kingdoms of life and span many scientific disciplines. Mobile DNA is an open access journal that publishes articles providing novel insights into the function, biological impact, and evolution of transposable elements in any organism.

To celebrate DNA Day, the Editors-in-Chief of Mobile DNA, Dr Pascale Lesage, Dr Irina Arkhipova, and Dr Gael Cristofari, have partaken in a Q&A about their research, the journal, how TE research is intertwined with DNA Day, as well as sharing advice on submitting to the journal.