The central part of each nucleosome (core particle) is a cylindrical structure (5.7 nanometers in height and 11 in diameter) ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell’s ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves.

Rethinking Models of DNA Organization in Micrometer‐Sized Chromosomes from the Perspective of the Nanoproperties of Chromatin Favoring a Multilayer Structure. Small Structures , 2024; DOI: 10. ...

The accurate distribution of chromosomes in an oocyte is essential for the correct transmission of genetic information to the ...

Researchers unearthed the 52,000-year-old remains in 2018 near the village of Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, where freezing temperatures helped preserve the structure of the chromosomes ...

Learn about the structure and function of chromosomes, the role they play in genetics, and how they influence your health and shape medical research.

This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells. | Genetics And Genomics ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) project sparks fears that rogue scientists could create enhanced ‘super humans’ in decades to ...

Researchers Valerii Plotnikov and Dan Fisher slice a sample from 52,000-year-old mammoth skin. The skin provided the first ever look at the 3-D structure of the extinct animal’s DNA.

In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape ...

A newly identified centromeric structure, the CENP-A–H4 octasome, may reveal how chromosomes segregate properly during cell division, report researchers from Japan. Using cryo-electron ...