High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact ...
Inside every human cell, six feet of DNA folds into a nucleus that is only a few micrometers wide, yet still manages to switch genes on and off with exquisite precision. The latest work on ...
Cr yo-ET captured dozens of projection images of each slice from different angles. Computational processing then stitched ...
When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...
Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...
A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.
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Few biologists have acquired the kind of celebrity status that James Watson and Francis Crick did. Their discovery of the double helical structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 is considered one of the ...
James Watson, who shared the Nobel prize for his work on DNA’s molecular structure, has died at the age of 97. Working alongside Francis Crick, Watson helped to uncover DNA’s famous double helix ...