Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have discovered an overlooked mechanism driving aggressive breast and brain tumors ...

In the absence of DDM1 and RNAi, this TE doesn’t produce small RNAs, so the centromere is not methylated. These mutants also had few epigenetic tags on their histones, which contribute to the ...

Feb. 26, 2025 — It's not what you do, it's how readily you do it. Rapid evolutionary change might have more to do with how easily a key innovation can be gained or lost rather than with the ...

Mar. 10, 2025 — It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing ...

Haspin phosphorylates histone H3 threonine 3 (H3T3) to ensure proper progression through mitosis. Here the authors describe how Haspin engages a nucleosomal DNA supergroove, using electrostatic ...