The human genome has to be carefully organized so it will fit inside of the nuclei of cells, while also remaining accessible ...

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, ...

The overexpression of a gene tied to cell division and the structure and function of neurons may prevent and protect against cognitive decline in both mice and humans with Alzheimer's disease (AD), ...

We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...

In its effort to correlate genomic structure with gene function, the 4D Nucleome Consortium (4DN), led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., ...

No gene acts alone: interacting variants and protein partnerships can worsen, mask or even rescue disease risk, demanding ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

Chromosomes are thread-like structures comprising DNA that are present inside the nucleus of every cell in the body. Specific segments of DNA are called genes. Every chromosome contains many genes, ...

We know the genes, but not their functions.” To resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...

More than 9 out of 10 Alzheimer's cases could be driven by specific variations in a single gene and the protein it produces, ...