In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date ...

In a major leap for genetics, scientists from MIT and UMass Medical School have uncovered how the human genome folds into a three-dimensional, knot-free structure, called a fractal globule, that ...

November 17, 2008 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — The 1000 Genomes Project is using a variety of next-generation sequencing technologies to create an extensive public database of single-nucleotide ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

CHICAGO --- In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed ...

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Botstein, Princeton’s Anthony B. Evnin ‘62 Professor of Genomics, Emeritus, and an emeritus professor of molecular biology ...

Due to their repetitive and complex DNA sequences, centromeres have been viewed as the "black boxes" of the genome for decades. Often overlooked in sequencing projects but playing a critical role in ...

Life begins with a quiet but precise choreography inside the nucleus. For decades, scientists believed that a newly ...