DNAは二重らせん構造を持つことが知られていますが、結び目をもつかのような「i-motif」と呼ばれる特殊な構造があることも知られています。人の生きた細胞内でi-motifが初めて見つかったと報告されています。 BREAKING: Scientists have confirmed a new DNA structure inside ...

The human genome has to be carefully organized so it will fit inside of the nuclei of cells, while also remaining accessible ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave. Researchers have now mapped this hidden architecture in unprecedented detail, showing ...

An illustration of multicolored tangle of threads within a small black sphere. A 3D illustration shows DNA packaged into the nucleus, scientists with the 4D Nucleome project are now building accurate ...

James Dewey Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped launch a revolution in biology and medicine, died Thursday at age 97. He died in hospice care after a brief ...