Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

New ultra-detailed imaging exposes the hidden structure and behavior of chromatin condensates — and hints at how their failures may drive disease.

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

By comparing the human and Neanderthal genomes, the researchers discovered only three single-letter differences in a short ...

Cr yo-ET captured dozens of projection images of each slice from different angles. Computational processing then stitched ...

DNA's double helix has long stood as the symbol of life’s code. But buried within the genome lies a deeper level of complexity. One of the more intriguing discoveries in recent years is the i-motif—a ...

Humans and baker's yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA is copied correctly, reports a pair of studies. The findings visualize for the ...

A new study published in Nature on November 26 has shed light on the origins, population structures, and kinship systems of ...