Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

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

Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.

Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

Chromatin is a flexibly joined chain of nucleosomes that exists inside the nucleus of eukaryotic cells and has been described as a 'bead on a string'. Chromatin organization strengthens DNA for ...

Scientists have identified two proteins involved in regulating chromatin remodelling which could be promising therapeutic ...

Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

Chromatin structure describes the physical structure of chromatin within the eukaryotic nucleus and how structure affects chromatin processes such as transcription. The repeating unit of chromatin ...

There is more movement in our genome than we think. Almost half of the human genome consists of transposons—short DNA ...

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

Harvard University researchers at the Broad Institute report that expansion in situ genome sequencing (ExIGS) linked nuclear abnormalities to hotspots of aberrant chromatin regulation, potentially ...