Human genomic DNA is wrapped around core histone proteins to form nucleosomes, the fundamental units of chromatin. During ...
A record player-like microscope and computer simulations solve a longtime mystery, showing that metal ions bridge DNA strands that would normally repel.
One of the unresolved mysteries about the history of the Americas is when the first people arrived. Despite extensive debate ...
Binge eating and anorexia are genetically linked to opposite ends of the body weight spectrum, but a study of more than 1.2 ...
The world’s oldest land animal carries 287 unique gene variants involved in DNA repair and other defenses against aging, ...
Two identical sisters came into the world carrying the same rare cancer. They lost their lives to an undifferentiated sarcoma ...
The ATR–ATRIP kinase complex safeguards genome integrity by coordinating cellular responses to DNA damage and replication stress. Two recent cryo-EM studies resolve the structural basis of ATR–ATRIP ...
BURGLARS HAVE been steadily running out of things they can safely leave behind at a crime scene. First came footprints, then ...