Mapping a human cell gives researchers a view of subcellular architecture and sheds light on how cancer develops.

Cohesin is a protein that forms a ring-shaped complex which wraps and alters the DNA molecule shape. It moves through the DNA ...

DNA's double helix has long stood as the symbol of life’s code. But buried within the genome lies a deeper level of complexity. One of the more intriguing discoveries in recent years is the i-motif—a ...

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

Alterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and ...

As a postdoc, Komor found a way to achieve gene-editing with higher efficiencies and a lower incidence of indels by avoiding ...

The genetic makeup and structure of glioblastoma tumors can shift dramatically across different regions of a single tumor, ...

Our evolutionary advantage over our primate relatives may come down to accelerated genetic expression in just six types of brain cells.

In a new peer reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “last universal common ancestor.” The ...

Chinese researchers have developed a technology that sheds light on how the three-dimensional (3D) organization of plant ...

Endogenous intracellular allosteric modulators of GPCRs remain largely unexplored, with limited binding and phenotype data available. This gap arises from the lack of robust computational methods for ...