Teeth function not only because of the hard enamel on the surface, but also because they have roots that anchor them firmly ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that tumor cells use LINE-1 retrotransposons to restructure the ...

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes.

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 ...

How are sugars attached to proteins? Sugars are commonly attached to proteins in a process called glycosylation. This fascinating modification involves linking sugar molecules to specific amino acids ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. We present a novel method for in-line acoustofluidic separation of cancer cells ...

It is well established that cellulose synthesis in higher plants requires three different but related cellulose synthase (CESA) isoforms. Here the authors provide convincing biochemical and cryo ...

Although the plasma membrane was originally thought to solely represent a passive diffusion barrier separating the intracellular and extracellular spaces, a growing body of evidence supports the ...