Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ...

Pipettes? Check. Centrifuges? Check. Microplates? Check. Gloves? Check. Salmon sperm DNA? Check. Wait what? There are a ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...