Our DNA is constantly being packed and unpacked. And there is a good reason for this: depending on its packing state, it performs different functions in the cell nucleus. For most of its life – this ...

A prevailing belief that the 3D structure of DNA disappears completely when cells divide has been overturned. Rather than DNA fully unwinding into a flat configuration, some regions of chromosomes ...

(Nanowerk News) If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell’s nucleus, explaining why it must be constantly folded and packaged. When it is time for cell ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell’s nucleus, explaining why it must be constantly folded and packaged. When it is time for cell division, and the ...

AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

When a sperm meets an egg, a lot has to go right for an embryo to develop into a complete organism. One critical step of early development is the reorganization of parental DNA to form a new unified ...

All cells have a cell cycle, where they grow, copy their DNA, and spilt into new cells during cell division. There are two types of cell division – mitosis and meiosis. During meiosis, a diploid (2n) ...

A new study published today in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center details a therapeutic vulnerability in  patients with an aggressive ...

A new study published in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...