The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

There is a possible link to IgA nephropathy, an autoimmune kidney disease. The bacterium Paraprevotella may alter the ...

A team of researchers has generated one of the most detailed 3D maps of human chromosomes, cataloging over 140,000 DNA looping interactions.

Dean Martin was one of a kind. This shy, stammering boy grew up to be a legend—but it didn't come easy to the King of Cool. Dean Martin faced simmering feuds, rocky marriages, and life-altering ...

CpG density and epigenetic modification state modulate DNA mechanics, altering its intrinsic compatibility with nucleosome formation.

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

The analysis revealed that about 2 per cent of sperm from men in their early 30s contained disease-causing mutations. That ...

Polar bears are changing at a genetic level in response to climate change. This is what it means for the rest of the Arctic.