DNA—the molecule that carries the genetic information of all living organisms—is packaged within cells in a complex manner ...

Researchers have developed the first 3D map of gene regulation in the human brain, offering insights into how early brain ...

The next step was to find out its structure, in order to understand how the gene, the basic unit of heredity, works and how it is passed from one generation to the next. Crick and Watson were ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital revealed how Fanzor2’s divergence from bacterial ancestors may make it a ...

The way the Linux file system is laid out makes perfect sense. I've been using Linux for so many years that I can't imagine another file system making more sense. When I consider how the Windows ...

How do sex chromosomes affect intelligence? Created with Sketch. The X chromosome carries at least 150 genes linked to intelligence. Since the mother has two X chromosomes to pass along while the ...

CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell.

Sep. 25, 2024 — Adults with hemophilia B saw their number of bleeding episodes drop by an average of 71 percent after a single infusion of gene therapy, according to the new results of an ...

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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed how Fanzor2's divergence from bacterial ancestors may make ...

Elizabeth Kellogg, PhD, St. Jude Department of Structural Biology, studied the structure of Fanzor2 to chart how these systems have evolved, offering key insights to inform future approaches to ...

Elizabeth Kellogg, PhD, St. Jude Department of Structural Biology, used cryo-EM to study the evolutionary journey of Fanzor2, a compact eukaryotic genome-editing protein with huge potential.