Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During ...

Researchers have revealed the structural mechanisms of a major DNA repair pathway in human cells. The research, published ...

Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During mitosis, centromeres ...

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

The latest imaging method from the Broad Institute uncovers structural disruptions in the nucleus associated with progeria at ...

Using “DNA origami,” the team’s digital nucleic acid memory (dNAM) technology relies on a three-dimensional “pegboard” ...

Lipid membranes, which form the outer layer of cells, can be engineered to influence cellular functions. For example, ...

Researchers utilized recently published telomere-to-telomere genomes of humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and two orangutans to predict where DNA sequences might form alternative structures ...

At some point, RNA must have replicated itself before the evolutionary arrival of DNA and proteins, and now we might know how ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...