This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

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

An international team, including researchers from HSE University, has created the first comprehensive map of quadruplexes—unstable DNA structures ...

CpG density and epigenetic modification state modulate DNA mechanics, altering its intrinsic compatibility with nucleosome formation.

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 ...

These sequences are extremely prone to mutations and rank among the most functionally important regions in the entire human ...

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

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

These genes are part of the non-coding genome, which makes up about 98% of our DNA and was long dismissed as “junk.” This new ...

A groundbreaking genetic study has revealed that Italians who reach 100 carry significantly more ancient Western hunter-gatherer DNA than their younger counterparts. The research, published in ...

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...

If stretched out, human DNA would be about 2 meters long. For this long strand to fit inside the cell nucleus, which is about ...