Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

Our DNA is constantly being packed and unpacked. And there is a good reason for this: depending on its packing state, it performs different functions in the cell nucleus. For most of its life – this ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

Professor Norikazu Ichihashi and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo have successfully induced gene expression from a DNA, characteristic of all life, and evolution through continuous ...

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...

Every new life begins after a genetic shuffle. When organisms make eggs or sperm, maternal and paternal chromosomes pair up ...

DNA vectors play an important role in gene therapy, serving as the vehicles that deliver genetic material into cells. While plasmid DNA (pDNA) is traditionally used, it has drawbacks that can limit ...

A landmark study by WEHI scientists has shed new light on one of the most fundamental mysteries of biology: how cells divide and grow into the complex structures that make up our bodies. The study has ...

Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first. The research has been taboo until now because of concerns ...