A team led by Professor Kazuhiro Maeshima of the National Institute of Genetics (ROIS) and SOKENDAI in Japan has developed a ...

DNA is found in nearly all living cells. However ... thereby compacting it enough to fit inside the nucleus (Figure 8). Together, eukaryotic DNA and the histone proteins that hold it together ...

One hypothesis is that the DNA loops could determine which genes are switched on in the cell. Inside a nucleus, chromosomes jumble together like a game of Twister. This can bring regulatory elements, ...

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

DNA comprises the genes and chromosomes that govern the development of an individual organism. Coiled inside the nucleus of the cell, DNA stores all the information needed in reproducing that ...

Like the plasma membrane, organelle membranes function to keep the inside ... surrounds the nucleus — commonly called the nuclear envelope — partitions this DNA from the cell's protein ...

“Even five years ago, people would shake their heads that the nucleus is nothing but a bowling ball inside of a snake. It was just this big, dense, unnecessary thing the cell had to drag along out of ...

Remember that cells always contain DNA? Well, in eukaryotic cells, the genetic material is kept inside a nucleus. Think of it like a little folder. And they have Mitochondria. This is where cells ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

A novel technique to visualize gene-active and gene-repressive DNA regions in living cells, developed by a ...