Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

The top row is untreated cancer cells and the bottom is chemotherapy treated. The left column is the whole nucleus while the right is zoomed into a portion of the nucleus. The untreated cells have ...

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new details about how the human genome produces instructions for creating proteins and cells, the building blocks of life, according to a pioneering ...

A radiologist interpreting magnetic resonance imaging. Image by The Medical Futurist editors. - The Future of Radiology and Artificial Intelligence. The Medical Futurist (2017-06-29) CC4.0 A ...

University of Illinois researchers have developed a technique for imaging cells under an electron microscope that yields a sharper image of the structure of chromatin, the tightly wound bundle of ...

Cancer cells rapidly adapt to treatments, developing resistance that makes chemotherapy less effective. Researchers used an existing anti-inflammatory drug to disrupt cancer cells’ ability to adapt by ...