Our genes are made up of DNA, a molecule with this coded information. Hundreds to thousands of genes are found on each chromosome inside our cells. Together, the DNA, genes, and chromosomes make ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

Chromosome mapping involves determining the location of genes on specific chromosomes. This information is valuable for understanding genetic linkage, identifying disease-associated genes, and ...

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

A new twist: the molecular machines that loop our chromosomes also twist DNA Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Delft University of Technology and the IMP Vienna Biocenter discovered a new ...

The human genetic blueprint is deceptively simple. Our genes are tightly wound into 46 X-shaped structures called chromosomes. Crafted by evolution, they carry DNA and replicate when cells divide, ...

When it is time for cell division, and the genetic information needs to be passed on to the next generation, DNA must be packed particularly tightly, or else serious consequences for a cell's ...

In the 1995 sci-fi dystopian Gattaca, genetic engineering is as easy as changing a lightbulb. As such, no one’s DNA is left untouched. But in our real world, gene editing tools like CRISPR make ...

A new study focused on multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, may lead to better ways to group patients by ...