AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.
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 ...
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Hidden DNA weak spot near gene start mutates rapidly

These sequences are extremely prone to mutations and rank among the most functionally important regions in the entire human ...
One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...
Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...
Triglia discusses her research at the intersection of genetics, epigenetics, single-cell genomics and computational biology.
Scientists are revealing mroe about why TDP-43 has long been linked to the neurodegenerative disorders Alzheimer's, FTD, and ...
Deep in coastal mangroves and even inside our own mouths, biologists are finding that DNA does not always sit in a simple ...
Originally classified as ‘junk DNA’, genomic regions which are transcribed into RNAs that do not serve as template for protein production have attracted increasing attention in the last two decades.
Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...
Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...
JABSOM Cell and Molecular Biology researcher Dr. Jesse Owens has spent the better part of two decades chasing a vision that ...