The human genome has to be carefully organized so it will fit inside of the nuclei of cells, while also remaining accessible ...

Salk Institute researchers find new mode of epigenetic targeting, showing for the first time that genetic sequences can direct new DNA methylation patterns in plants LA JOLLA (November 21, 2025)—All ...

A new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston investigated both gene expression and regulation at single cell levels to ...

A research team has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer development, metastasis, tissue differentiation from stem ...

Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...

Inflammation has to fight pathogens fast—but it can't get out of control. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center ...

Epigenetics is the study of various heritable alterations that control gene expression without changing the DNA sequence. 1 The name epigenetics comes from the Greek prefix “epi”, which means on top ...

A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk," may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression. Focusing ...

A study reveals how seasonal brain shrinking helps some mammals survive winter, offering new insights into brain plasticity ...