In a study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the Department of Medical Biochemistry and ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Atomic force microscopy image of a DNA hexagonal network © PBL EPFL EPFL scientists have identified a new property, interface ...

DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted upon by an enzyme called RNA polymerase. This is a molecular machine which ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

LIG4 syndrome is an exceptionally rare disorder caused by a genetic mutation that prevents the body from repairing damaged ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

By treating DNA as a language, Brian Hie’s “ChatGPT for genomes” could pick up patterns that humans can’t see, accelerating ...

Researchers have uncovered a way to manipulate DNA at the atomic level using electric field gradients to control nitrogen ...

Postdoctoral scholar Daniela Soto has earned a prestigious fellowship from HHMI with eight years of funding to study the ...

In a recently published study in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the Department of Medical ...