When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered how a key protein from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBNA-LP, ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

The current understanding of the biological effects of millimeter waves (MMWs) remains incomplete, and the interaction mechanisms causing these effects are largely unknown. We found that exposure of ...

When the Empire State Building was constructed, its 102 stories rose above midtown one piece at a time, with each individual element combining to ...

Long-term, persistent weekly or more frequent cannabis smoking leaves a distinct and partially reversible epigenetic ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

However, the primary genetic structure within Greece remained stable during this period of outward expansion. The conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC established an empire that ...

DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is the basic hereditary material present in all the cells of an organism and basically provides a blue print for the cell’s functions, growth, reproduction and death ...

In the middle of the 20th century, accumulating data suggested that DNA carries life’s genetic information. Biochemists around the world raced to determine its structure. The competition led to ...