One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

Researchers at the CNIO show that oestrogens regulate gene expression by changing DNA supercoiling. Hormone-activated ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

What makes someone a "morning lark" or a "night owl?" Why does jet lag hit us so hard, and why do some people struggle each ...

If stretched out, human DNA would be about 2 meters long. For this long strand to fit inside the cell nucleus, which is about ...

This important study provides a detailed analysis of the transcriptional landscape of the mouse hippocampus in the context of various physiological states. The main conclusions have solid support: ...

Researchers created the most detailed maps yet of the genome’s three-dimensional organization using human stem cells and ...

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

Oestrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of processes, which is why the ...