Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by ...

An international research team has provided a detailed insight into how the spatial organization of genetic material is established in the cell nucleus of early embryos within the first hours after ...

Proteins form the structural and functional backbone of the cell, and any perturbation in their synthesis can disrupt normal ...

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

Mitochondrial diseases, arising from mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), are a diverse group of disorders that lead to severe conditions. Expression of mtDNA is a prerequisite for ATP production ...

Of the two, ionizing radiation has a greater potential to break the structure of DNA in cells, triggering mutations that can lead to cancer. In the brain, excessive exposure to ionizing radiation can ...

If the term limits bills were passed, it would shake up the power structure in Congress. The longest-serving members of the House and Senate would be significantly affected. In the Senate ...

By Livia Albeck-Ripka Reporting from Los Angeles Los Angeles County will retest about 4,000 DNA samples connected to criminal cases after discovering that it had been using potentially defective ...

Division of Physical Biology Department, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China University ...

The new structure, including two jetties and a pontoon, will replace the existing timber wharf built in the 1980s and has been damaged by marine worms, a statement from the Western Bay District ...