One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes.

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...