Nucleosomes are barriers to RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) transcribing along gene bodies in eukaryotes. We found that a fragile “tailless nucleosome” could be generated to resolve the Pol II pausing ...

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Asal Shirazi, Founder of ASA Foundation, shares insights into what drives inflammatory responses, including the role of ...

Scientists are literally turning back the clocks in our cells, with the first drugs about to go to human trials ...

Insects thrive in incredibly diverse and challenging environments. While we now know that nutrient-sensing pathways, ...

Ng's group has found that sugary diets — especially sugary drinks including soda, juice, and sports drinks — are associated ...

For years, dark chocolate has been marketed as an indulgence with a health halo, but new research goes further, tying one of ...

Chemist Anne Lüscher showed at 39C3 how synthetic DNA can be used for data storage and tamper-proof authentication.