Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.

In the world of viral research, uncovering a virus’s weaknesses is often a painstaking process that requires years of ...

Scientists found that vitamin C doesn't just protect skin from damage - it actually turns on sleeping genes that help make ...

This enables figuring out the 3D architecture of DNA molecules, ... At the same time, this is a new approach to the study of chromatin structure, ...

Researchers discovered that HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus) actively reshapes the 3D layout of human DNA within hours of ...

Investigating how mutations in tumors alter DNA’s 3D structure—and subsequently, regulatory sequences called enhancers—can ...

Harvard University researchers at the Broad Institute report that expansion in situ genome sequencing (ExIGS) linked nuclear abnormalities to hotspots of aberrant chromatin regulation, potentially ...

Recent epigenetics research has demonstrated that chromatin conformation plays an important role in various aspects of gene regulation. Chromosome Conformation Capture (3C) technology makes it ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have developed a novel 3D printing technique that uses light to ...

Chromatin structure is thought to regulate transcription factor access by modulating DNA accessibility. Here, the authors show that in living human cells, euchromatin and heterochromatin are fully ...

Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...