In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from ...

Bacteria use a short RNA guide to detect viruses and activate a self-destruct mechanism that protects the wider microbial ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

DNA captured on air filters and stored since the 1960s acts as an ecological time capsule, according to a recent publication ...

D microscopy shows that the giant bacterium Thiovulum imperiosus squeezes its DNA into peripheral pouches, not a central mass ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

Inside cells, DNA twists and coils itself into a variety of different secondary structures—including i-motifs (iMs) and ...

Discover how a tiny RNA molecule serves as a molecular switch in viral infections, providing insights into phage biology.