Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have built a computer simulation that tracks the entire life cycle ...

The model has the potential to transform the ability to study telomere biology, learn more about human aging, and ultimately help people preserve better health as they age.

A new computational tool infers changes occurring at the ends of the chromosomes housing our DNA. It does so by detecting ...

In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in diameter. By comparison, this corresponds to a 40-kilometer thread packed ...

A remarkably small bacterium containing fewer than 500 genes serves as the basis for one of the most detailed digital life ...

When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting that involves construction of spindles to carefully separate the DNA after ...

Functional analysis of the LEM-3 protein and the roles of its domains using the C. elegans model. (A) Evidence shows that LEM-3 accumulates at DNA bridges remaining between daughter cells during the ...

RNA vaccines saved millions of lives during COVID-19 but have limitations like waning immunity and complex production. Scientists are now testing a new platform called DoriVac, which uses folded DNA ...

Maize serves as a vital model species for advancing our understanding of plant biology, yet many mysteries remain about the ...