Why do some tumors spread while others remain localized? The mechanisms governing the metastatic potential of tumor cells ...

The human genome has to be carefully organized so it will fit inside of the nuclei of cells, while also remaining accessible ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

Scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) have discovered a DNA-based “dimmer switch” that regulates the activity of a critical developmental gene, Cdx2. This work could pave the way ...

Gene expression and pathway analysis constitute a critical nexus in modern molecular biology, facilitating the exploration of how genes collectively influence cellular functions and disease processes.

As we age, we don't recover from injury or illness like we did when we were young. But new research from UCSF has found gene ...

What do your genes have to do with growing old? Quite a lot. But is it due to the actual DNA, or the way those genes are expressed? KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on new research that ...

Epigenetics is the study of various heritable alterations that control gene expression without changing the DNA sequence. 1 The name epigenetics comes from the Greek prefix “epi”, which means on top ...

A new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston investigated both gene expression and regulation at single cell levels to ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system erroneously attacks a protective insulation that surrounds neurons ...