In a recent study, scientists have developed a revolutionary chromosome identification system for alfalfa, one of the world's ...

How is all of that DNA packaged so tightly into chromosomes and squeezed into a tiny nucleus? Histones are a family of small, positively charged proteins termed H1, H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 (Van Holde ...

In a nutshell All modern humans share DNA from two ancient populations that split 1.5 million years ago and reunited through ...

A woman's egg cells are already formed in her body before she is born. However, with increasing age, DNA damage accumulates ...

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

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, with a five-year survival rate of 13%. This poor prognosis stems ...

Scientists suggest understanding ecDNA’s role in pancreatic cancer could potentially guide future strategies for making ...

A new method for mapping torsion provides insights into the ways that the genome responds to the torsion generated by RNA polymerase II.

The answer could lie in exceptional DNA. Scientists at UC San Francisco found that parts of our chromosomes have evolved at breakneck speeds to give us an edge in brain development compared to apes.

Pancreatic cancer’s deadly resilience may be tied to extrachromosomal DNA, which allows tumor cells to rapidly adapt to ...

Convicted murderer Marvin Markle is charged with the Nov. 15, 1982, strangulation and bludgeoning death of 14-year-old ...

but this is the first time it's been documented in bacteria with linear chromosomes, and the researchers found that bacterial ...