Researchers at USC have developed a yeast model to study a gene mutation that disrupts the duplication of DNA, causing massive damage to a cell's chromosomes, while somehow allowing the cell to ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

This important study, which tackles the challenge of analyzing genome integrity and instability in unicellular pathogens by introducing a novel single-cell genomics approach, presents compelling ...

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 ...

The investigations of KIT researchers have shown that biomolecular condensates enable fast yet reliable activation of the right genes. “Biomolecular condensates are tiny drops that form in specific ...

Researchers from Geneseeq and a network of Chinese academic hospitals have validated a blood test that can detect a broad range of cancers with high accuracy using cell-free DNA. A multi-cancer early ...

Findings show that Telomir-1 restores the body's natural tumor suppressor defenses by reversing abnormal DNA methylation of MASPIN and RASSF1A - genes that help block invasion, limit metastasis, and ...