Each of us has enough DNA to reach from here to the sun and back, more than 300 times. How is all of that DNA packaged so tightly into chromosomes and squeezed into a tiny nucleus? Histones are a ...

The answer to this question lies in the process known as DNA packaging, which is the phenomenon of fitting DNA into dense compact forms (Figure 7). During DNA packaging, long pieces of double ...

An article by UAB professor Joan-Ramon Daban analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have ...

The team detected a histone fold in an uncharacterized B. bacteriovorus’ protein called Bd0055 and wondered if this protein could help orchestrate DNA packaging. By observing that, in the presence of ...

A new method for mapping torsion provides insights into the ways that the genome responds to the torsion generated by RNA polymerase II.

the results appear instantly with a DNA match wrapping up the case in hours. However, the behind-the-scenes process of analyzing forensic DNA is far more intricate, requiring careful interpretation of ...

Chances are you've seen an illustration of DNA's double-helix structure and even pictures of the chromosomes that comprise the human genome. But where and how does the famous double helix fit into ...