Robert Lee Hotz covered new research and its impact on society for The Wall Street Journal.

Among the major classes of RNAs in the cell, tRNAs remain the most difficult to characterize via deep sequencing approaches, as tRNA structure and nucleotide modifications can each interfere with cDNA ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they divide, a key process in keeping cells healthy. Using yeast, the researchers ...

The last few years have provided us with a new level of understanding of how chromosomes are replicated, segregated and read - and how their 3D organisation influences expression of individual genes ...

Ghosh. “It attaches itself to the host cell’s chromosomes, ensuring it gets separated along with them during division.” The research outlines how yeast, which reproduces by budding ...

Deep within the cells of mice, a genetic arms race is unfolding between X and Y chromosome genes, battling for dominance in sperm. Researchers have now discovered how these gene families compete by ...

The sex-ratio balance is maintained as genes on the X and Y chromosomes co-adapt to keep each other in ... Slx and Y-linked Sly gene families from mouse and putting them into yeast. “We introduced ...