Torsional stress in chromatin plays a fundamental role in cellular functions, influencing key processes such as transcription, replication, and chromatin organization. Transcription and other ...

Each cell of the human body contains two meters of DNA. The whole secret lies in the intricate three-dimensional arrangement that allows DNA strands to be efficiently organized and compacted within ...

The Double Helix” paints Watson and Crick as lone pioneers while downplaying the contributions of others, most notably of ...

By Balambal Suryanarayanan CRISPR-Cas9 is a repurposed gene editing tool that allows scientists to cut, replace, and insert pieces of DNA in precise regions along the strand. Courtesy of NIH Image ...

Here is the ultimate vision of systems biology: an entire living cell modeled on a computer. Type in a genetic mutation or ...

The unceremonious end of the "end of history” - which has unfolded steadily since 9-11 – and the fading of the Obama era’s alluring but naïve dream of “post-partisanship” – gives robust new leases on ...

Each of the two strands of the DNA molecule acts as a template for the synthesis of a complementary strand. All genomes ... in cultured human cells suggests the role of this protein in maintaining ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

Oligonucleotide therapies are among the most promising biological therapeutics. They target disease at a different stage of ...

In a study published in Nature, researchers report the successful in vitro reconstitution of meiotic DNA double-strand breaks ...

Researchers from The University of Manchester—in collaboration with the Universities of Granada, Lund, and Oslo—have ...

Once scientists have collected an eDNA sample, they analyze it via bar coding, which can either look for a single species or ...