After 10 years, members of the 4D Nucleome consortium have successfully completed the first phase of a project that aims to ...

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

AlphaFold didn't accelerate biology by running faster experiments. It changed the engineering assumptions behind protein ...

Proteins are essential biological molecules that perform a vast array of functions crucial for life, from catalyzing ...

DNA-nanoparticle motors are exactly as they sound: tiny artificial motors that use the structures of DNA and RNA to propel motion by enzymatic RNA degradation. Essentially, chemical energy is ...

DNA can be damaged by normal cellular processes as well as external factors such as UV radiation and chemicals. Such damage can lead to breaks in the DNA strand. If DNA damage is not properly repaired ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells. How genes are turned on ...