DNA interaction could unlock targeted therapeuticsDid you know that every cell in our body has the same DNA inside ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Every second, as we breathe, sleep, eat and go about our lives, millions of biochemical reactions are happening in our cells. Among the hurly ...

The upper right portion illustrates viral nucleosome-like particles formed by co-occurring viral histone triplets and singlets. On the lower right, a network depicts distinct types of viral ...

If parent cells and their daughter cells are to share a stable identity, parent cells must divide—and replicate their DNA—while ensuring that their histones are distributed properly to their daughter ...

The paper Z. Li et al., “Lipid droplets control the maternal histone supply of Drosophila embryos,” Curr Biol, 22: 2104-13, 2012. The finding Excess free-floating histones are toxic to cells. Yet ...

There is perhaps no more fundamental property of life than change, both with respect to personal experience and, as the basis of evolution, to the nature of biology itself. The constant genetic ...

Most people know that DNA, our genetic material, plays a crucial role in our development, appearance, and susceptibility to diseases. This DNA exists in every one of our cells and remains unchanged; ...