In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered a way to manipulate the very fabric of life by using light to reshape ...

Plastic chemicals may harm DNA, as new research reveals how additives disrupt nematode egg formation, suggesting risks to ...

A new study paints one of the most detailed pictures of human brain development to date, opening the door to new tests and ...

The new finding is published in Cell in an article titled, “ SMC motor proteins extrude DNA asymmetrically and can switch directions ,” and is key to understanding how these motors shape our genome ...

Caltech researchers have developed a new method to map the positions of hundreds of DNA-associated proteins within cell nuclei all at the same time. The method, called ChIP–DIP (Chromatin ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome ... segment of DNA varies in the genomes of different people. Several variants identified in the research involved the genes TBX1, CRKL ...

The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers has investigated how two crucial proteins -- KNL2 ...

Chromatin is a combination of DNA and proteins that makes up the chromosomes in the cells of ... shown to play a crucial role in regulating gene expression and influencing biological processes ...

This important study reveals a role for IκBα in the regulation of embryonic stem cell pluripotency. The solid data in mouse embryonic stem cells include separation of function mutations in IκBα to ...

The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers led by the Leibniz Institute IPK has investigated ...

UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that's capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The ...