If DNA bridges persist between chromosomes during cell division, chromosomes are abnormally segregated, leading to genetic ...

Researchers utilized recently published telomere-to-telomere genomes of humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and two orangutans to predict where DNA sequences might form alternative structures ...

Abstract Faithful chromosome segregation requires the removal of all DNA bridges physically linking chromatids before the completion of cell division ...

If DNA bridges remain between chromosomes after cell division, chromosomes become improperly segregated, resulting in genetic ...

Researchers unveil the fractal globule structure of DNA, providing new insights into genome organization and its implications ...

Darwinian evolution says that complex systems arise through numerous successive, slight modifications that benefit the species' survival over many generations. However, we have shown that bacterial ...

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a ...

Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder that kills nerve cells in the brain, causing people to lose their cognitive and ...

[to] one man, one place, one date." Laying the Groundwork: Levene Investigates the Structure of DNA Meanwhile, even as Miescher's name fell into obscurity by the twentieth century, other ...

The treatment of leukemia among children could be made more precise with fewer side effects with the help of more accurate ...

Over thousands of years, humans from Eurasia trekked more than 12,400 miles to eventually reach the southernmost tip of South America, a new genetic investigation suggests ...