Scientists chart over 140,000 DNA loops to map human chromosomes in the nucleus

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...
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Estrogen's Effects Rely on Changes in DNA Structure

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes.
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The Shape of Your DNA Matters

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

First crystal structure of alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene revealed

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a UCL-led research team. DNA is widely accepted to be formed of two strands that wind around one ...
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Chernobyl dogs are evolving fast, with DNA changes no one expected

The stray dogs that roam the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have become unlikely protagonists in a scientific debate about how life ...
Nanowerk

Base Pair: The Building Blocks of DNA and RNA

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...
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What is DNA, and why it’s a key to understanding life, health, and disease: UAB experts explain how our DNA shapes who we are

DNA is often called the blueprint of life, but what does that really mean? Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Genetics in the Heersink School of Medicine, explains everything ...
Nanowerk

Guanine (G) - Essential Nucleobase in DNA and RNA Functions

Chemical structure of guanine, showing its double-ring purine structure and the functional groups involved in hydrogen bonding with cytosine. (Image: Public Domain) Guanine has the chemical formula ...