Before a cell can divide, it has to precisely duplicate its entire genetic information. However, the DNA in the cell exists ...

TalTech scientists in collaboration with researchers from Rockefeller University have described a mechanism that acts like a ...

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Prior to using this narrative, have learners create their own model of a cell in their notebooks using whatever background information or experience they might have. While exploring the narrative, ...

A set of new imaging tools now allows researchers to see how specific fat molecules, called phospholipids, are distributed ...

Built from thickets of glucose, galactose, mannose and more, the glycome plays key roles in cell communication, immunity and ...

It's no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones.

Researchers have defined a new genetic disease caused by a mutation in the IVNS1ABP gene. The condition marks a rare ...

Aging men often lose the Y chromosome in a growing number of their cells—and it may be far more dangerous than once believed.

Researchers discovered a kinase-driven phosphorylation switch that activates DNA packaging machinery, aligning nucleosomes at ...