Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

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In its effort to correlate genomic structure with gene function, the 4D Nucleome Consortium (4DN), led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, based on technology invented at UC ...

Members of a new class of antivirals are being tested in U.S. clinical trials, and one has gained approval in Japan, but how ...

Researchers uncover geometric principles governing how particles self-assemble, solving a long-standing challenge in ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses. Said to have existed since living cells first appeared, these microscopic ...

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed previously unappreciated roles for the retrotransposon LINE ...