R-loops are structures that form when a strand of RNA (red) forms a stable structure with double-stranded DNA, causing one strand of the DNA to form a loop. R-loops are associated with gene ...

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 ...

New CRISPR paradigm: HKUST scientists created a DNA-guided Cas12a system that targets RNA, reversing the traditional RNA-guided DNA model. Practical advantages: The DNA guides are more stable, cheaper ...

DNA is a fascinating macromolecule that guides protein production and enables cell replication. It has also found applications in nanoscience and materials design. Colloidal crystals are ordered ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. AlphaFold 3 uses the same method as AI image generators to predict how different molecules fit together.

Some of your most important life partners are the mitochondria that power all your cells. You and these little cellular powerhouses are in a 1.5-billion-year-old evolutionary relationship-but ...

DNA contains foundational information needed to sustain life. Understanding how this information is stored and organized has been one of the greatest scientific challenges of the last century. With ...

New CRISPR approach: HKUST scientists created a DNA-guided CRISPR-Cas12a system that targets RNA, overturning the traditional ...

Researchers use AI to discover 14 distinct nucleosome states, revealing that DNA packaging acts as a "volume dial" for gene ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A team of ecologists and engineers from Cornell University have made a breakthrough in understanding environmental DNA (eDNA) movement in water. Researchers developed synthetic DNA that ...