Scientists reveal a hidden second layer of human DNA, showing how genome folding controls genes and influences disease development.

Humans and baker's yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA is copied correctly, reports a pair of studies. The findings visualize for the ...

Maize serves as a vital model species for advancing our understanding of plant biology, yet many mysteries remain about the ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...