Breast cancers at all stages are defined by the structure of their genomes, researchers find. Targeting these processes early is likely to offer unexpected therapeutic avenues.

Breast cancers can be classified into subgroups that hint at the aggressiveness of the cancer and the likelihood that the ...

This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

In prokaryotic cells, DNA bundles together in a region called the nucleoid. Primitive organelles, such as micro-compartments found in some bacteria, help organize cellular processes by concentrating ...

Overall, our study underscores the dynamic and cyclical nature of chromosome stiffness, modulated by both the cell cycle and age-related factors. Chromosome compaction is not a random process, but a ...

A "pocket" on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct order. Two studies by researchers at the University of Konstanz investigated ...

It feels like the Splinter Cell remake has been on its way for a while now, which isn't helped by the fact it's been over three years since we heard anything official about the game. From what we ...

An international research team has discovered various mechanisms in asexual mites that generate genetic diversity and thus ensure survival.

In biology textbooks, the endoplasmic reticulum is often portrayed as a distinct, compact organelle near the nucleus, and is commonly known to be responsible for protein trafficking and secretion. In ...

It prevents females from having twice as many X-chromosome gene products as males have. In males, an imprinted gene that is expressed only from Xm will be expressed in all cells, but because of X ...

Mysterious Blobs Found inside Cells Are Rewriting the Story of How Life Works Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are ...