DNA does not float freely in the cell. Instead, it is wrapped around histone proteins to form structures called nucleosomes.

Krista McCay is a writer specializing in video game guides and walkthroughs. She first entered the industry in 2022 while studying English at UC Santa Barbara and working part-time as an editor. It ...

Dustin Vidrine's sight is disappearing — shrinking, really. He has retinitis pigmentosa, a rare, inherited eye disease that runs in his family. By the time he was in his 20s, he noticed that his ...

New study into ‘heritability’ shows that 50% of the variation in human lifespan could be down to genetics Some people who live to a great age put it down to an evening tot of whisky, others to staying ...

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age. By Gina Kolata Gina Kolata recently reported on a study of the genes of the ...

The vast dataset allowed the Johns Hopkins University-led team to demonstrate robust connections between specific variations in a mother's DNA and their risk of miscarriage. The findings shed new ...

The vast dataset allowed the Johns Hopkins University-led team to demonstrate robust connections between specific variations in a mother's DNA and their risk of miscarriage. The findings shed new ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In a new study published today in Nature Neuroscience, researchers led by ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge provides a window into canine emotions, revealing why some golden retrievers are more fearful, energetic or aggressive than others. The ...

Before cells can divide by mitosis, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Scientists have until now ...