The human genome has to be carefully organized so it will fit inside of the nuclei of cells, while also remaining accessible ...

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a UCL-led research team. DNA is widely accepted to be formed of two strands that wind around one ...

Yuk-Lap (Kevin) Yip, PhD, is a professor and the interim director of the Center for Data Sciences at Sanford Burnham Prebys, and the senior and corresponding author of the manuscript. In biology ...

Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial role in the hearing process. Loss of otoferlin or impairment of its function ...

Researchers have investigated how cationic polymers organize on a molecular level when transporting RNA drugs. LMU researchers have investigated how cationic polymers organize on a molecular level ...

We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...

Felids are among the species most threatened by habitat fragmentation resulting from land-use change. In the Uruguayan Savanna ecoregion, about 30% of natural habitats have been lost, large felids ...

We know the genes, but not their functions." To resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research team has proposed a ...