Certain epigenetic modifications can directly control how genetic material is packed in the nucleus, RIKEN researchers have ...

The immune system exhibits remarkable plasticity, enabling dynamic responses to environmental cues while maintaining tissue homeostasis. Emerging evidence ...

In this valuable study, the authors examine transcription and chromatin dynamics during early zebrafish development by simultaneously profiling histone modifications and full-length transcriptomes in ...

As many as 1 in 4 cancers are driven by mutations in the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex, which controls access to DNA. A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recently identified ...

CRISPR functions as a programmable genetic memory system derived from bacterial immune defenses against viral infections. Guide RNA allows for rapid multiplexed targeting compared to older ...

Scheme showing the structure of cytosine, 5-methylcytosine, and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine. Adding a methyl group to the DNA base cytosine represses gene expression in mammalian cells. To remove the ...

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ABSTRACT: Curcumin is a naturally occurring phytotherapeutic that has broad uses including the treatment of cancer and as a potent antimicrobial agent. Its dynamic ability to treat very different ...

A new Florida law bans geoengineering and weather modification activities intended to combat climate change. Two Florida airports reported closures to aircraft with "weather modification or ...