Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

An international research team has provided a detailed insight into how the spatial organization of genetic material is established in the cell nucleus of early embryos within the first hours after ...

UT researchers have created an alternative to Edman degradation for protein sequencing using bases instead of acid ...

According to the American Cancer Society, smoking tobacco is responsible for around 20 percent of all cancer cases and 30 ...

Scientists have discovered how chemokines and G protein-coupled receptors selectively bind each other to control how cells move.

Pathogenic Salmonella injects effector proteins into the cells of the gastrointestinal tract to penetrate and multiply within them. The bacteria are usually ingested with contaminated food. They ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by ...