Cohesin is a key regulator of three-dimensional genome organization, contributing to gene regulation, recombination, DNA repair and chromosome segregation. Like other members of the evolutionary ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For this, the cell must duplicate its DNA—its genome—and segregate it equally ...

How does your body produce millions of antibodies from one genome? New research reveals how two closely related proteins help ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Delft University of Technology and the IMP Vienna Biocenter have discovered a new property of the molecular motors that shape our chromosomes. While six years ...

Structure determines function. The discovery of the DNA double-helix structure revealed how genetic information is stored and copied. In the mammalian cell nucleus, up to two meters of DNA is ...

Researchers are making strides in understanding how chromosome structures change throughout the cell's life cycle. Researchers at Rice University are making strides in understanding how chromosome ...

How diseases develop and how the body ages can differ between females and males, but the biological reasons for these ...

In just a few decades, DNA sequencing technologies evolved from slow, manual processes to rapid, automated ones, making ...

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