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

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

Deep in coastal mangroves and even inside our own mouths, biologists are finding that DNA does not always sit in a simple ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key repair process called homologous recombination, the cell uses loops in its ...

A study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed important insights into the genetics of ...

The 4D map, which includes more than 140,000 folds and loops for every type of cell, illustrates how human DNA is organized not only in space but also in time. This information is crucial ...

Inside every human cell, six feet of DNA folds into a nucleus that is only a few micrometers wide, yet still manages to ...

The vampire squid genome shows it kept ancient features shared with squids, while octopuses gained major chromosomal changes.