Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

In tissue biopsies, cancer cells are frequently observed to have nuclei (the cell's genetic information storage) that are larger than normal. Until now, this was considered a sign that the cancer was ...

In tissue biopsies, cancer cells are frequently observed to have nuclei (the cell's genetic information storage) larger than normal. Until now, this was considered a sign that the cancer was worsening ...

The Austin Police Department announced on Friday that it has, through “a wide range of DNA testing,” identified a suspect in the murders covered in HBO’s The Yogurt Shop Murders. According to the ...

The genomic DNA of most bacteria is significantly underwound, which constrains the DNA molecule to adopt a branched plectoneme geometry. Moreover, biological functions like replication and ...

In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in diameter. By comparison, this corresponds to a 40-kilometer thread packed ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Structural DNA nanotechnology, a research field in which scientists use DNA as the ...

When the molecular machinery in our cells gets to work transcribing the genetic information encoded in DNA into messenger RNA (mRNA), it pauses shortly after starting. Known as promoter-proximal ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A new study by researchers from the Center for Theoretical Biological ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes long-term ...

The discovery of DNA ligase by the Gellert, Lehman, Richardson, and Hurwitz teams in 1967 was a breakthrough in molecular biology. These essential enzymes maintain genome integrity and play a vital ...