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

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most ...

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.

Researchers say discoveries could expand the CRISPR toolbox and lead to more efficient, rapid diagnostic tools for detecting COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

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

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed previously unappreciated roles for the retrotransposon LINE ...

Researchers created the most detailed maps yet of the genome’s three-dimensional organization using human stem cells and ...

Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural ...

Scientists depicted the four-dimensional genome model to reveal how DNA folding regulates genes. The discovery helps identifying the structural errors in cancer.

AI can now create genome viruses in laboratories and redesign toxins to evade controls, raising biosafety alert and rise of ...