A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly developed form of CRISPR at UNSW Sydney points to a safer way of treating ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes.

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

Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can ...

The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

A few days before the new year, large digital billboards flash brilliantly, overwhelming the crowds at Gwanghwamun and ...

DNA inside human cells is not just floating around freely. It is tightly wrapped around small proteins, forming a long chain.

The genetic heritage is not a simple, static list inside the cell nucleus. It unfolds into a dynamic architecture whose ...

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

Scientists depicted the four-dimensional genome model to reveal how DNA folding regulates genes. The discovery helps ...