Researchers have uncovered mechanisms by which mobile genetic elements integrate into the chromosomes of bacteria with linear genomes.

MSK researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a ...

Two new landmark studies show how a seeming tangle of DNA is actually organized into a structure that coordinates thousands ...

Scientists found that fast-evolving DNA shaped human brain development but might also increase risks for mental disorders.

Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have discovered an overlooked mechanism driving aggressive breast and brain tumors ...

In the absence of DDM1 and RNAi, this TE doesn’t produce small RNAs, so the centromere is not methylated. These mutants also ...

Linker DNA, upwards of 80 base pairs ... revealed and gradual emergence of chromatin structure recapitulated by polymer simulations. Eukaryotic chromosomes are organized into arrays of compact ...

Researchers have sequenced the genomes of Palmer amaranth and other pigweed species, uncovering key mechanisms behind ...

An ongoing exhibition, featuring 150 sculptures from art patron Saloni Doshi’s collection, offers an interplay between ...

Recent excavations at the Liulihe relic site in Beijing have uncovered significant discoveries, including the precise ...

To start, the research team characterized Palmer's glyphosate resistance gene, which occurs in a large circular segment of DNA that exists outside of any chromosome. Although glyphosate resistance had ...