New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

Researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) in Spain have identified an effective strategy to reduce ...

If stretched out, human DNA would be about 2 meters long. For this long strand to fit inside the cell nucleus, which is about ...

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen has uncovered, for the first time, how genes linked to autism and ...

Against this backdrop, a research team led by Dr. Guozhang Kang and Dr. Gezi Li from Henan Agricultural University, China, ...

In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date ...

The popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy is an early childhood memory for many of us. It’s a poem that involves five little piggies, each corresponding to one of our fingers or toes. Kids love it, ...

Anyone who has grown up eating freshwater fish knows the drill. You eat slowly. You chew twice. You stop mid-bite because ...

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.