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

Researchers use cryo-EM and optical tweezers to investigate how an antiviral interacts with the herpes simplex virus.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of ...

A research team led by Zhiping Weng, Ph.D., and Jill Moore, Ph.D."18, at UMass Chan Medical School, has nearly tripled the ...

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

DNA–protein cross-links (DPCs) represent a severe form of DNA damage that can disrupt essential chromatin-based processes. Among them, DNA–histone cross-links (DHCs) occur frequently within ...

Members of the Enterobacteriaceae family, such as Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli species, are Gram-negative pathogens responsible for a substantial burden of food-borne and gastrointestinal ...

The skin is our first protective barrier. With time, the outer layer, the epidermis, thins out. It loses its ability to block external harm. Keratinocytes form most of this layer, moving upward to ...