One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature. Chromosomes are thread-like structures that carry a cell's ...
Almost every cell in our body contains around two meters (6.6 feet) of DNA, packed into a tiny nucleus. Yet for the cell to ...
Human DNA, which is approximately two meters in length, is organized into a compact, thread-like structure known as the chromatin, so it could fit into the nucleus, a tiny sphere that’s only about six ...
Ultra-deep long-read sequencing has delivered the first telomere-to-telomere sequence of the non-Mendelian ribosomal DNA ...
A new article analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have often been neglected in structural models of chromosomes. The study demonstrates that the multilaminar ...
Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells by co-opting a process used to maintain cellular identity through ...
Lately, when I think about evolutionary biology, I find it hard to fall asleep.What I am particularly curious about is the ...
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An ancient virus left its mark on chimpanzee DNA even after millions of years and may have helped shape human brain evolution
Millions of years ago, a virus infected the ancestors of chimpanzees and left behind a genetic souvenir. Humans never ...
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Stephen Colbert’s trapdoor spider connects comedy, chromosomes and conservation
Stephen Colbert’s namesake trapdoor spider has a repeat-rich genome that offers clues to chromosome evolution and could guide ...
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