There is a huge amount of DNA in most human cells, and that DNA has to be carefully compacted and organized so that it will ...

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

A new theory proposes that the universe’s fundamental forces and particle properties may arise from the geometry of hidden ...

Researchers identified a new, sticky form of mitochondrial DNA damage that builds up at dramatically higher levels than in nuclear DNA. These lesions disrupt energy production and activate ...

Study reveals 20 DNA markers in fast-twitch muscle that predict age within 4 years and explain why sprinting declines before ...

Jyoti Vakhlu [email protected] From laws of inheritance to the molecule of heredity – a journey of scientific ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

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

Scientists capture the most detailed 3D images of chromatin condensates, revealing how DNA packs tightly inside cells.

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

The massive pits at Durrington Walls in Wiltshire are set at regular intervals, ten metres in diameter and more than five metres deep. Professor Vince Gaffney said that as a "cohesive structure" they ...

The first-ever oat pangenome and pantranscriptome could help scientists breed oats that are more resilient, nutritious and ...