Over the past two decades, researchers have learned that DNA inside the cell nucleus naturally folds into a network of ...

Proteins are the molecular machines of cells. They are produced in protein factories called ribosomes based on their ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...

Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown molecular mechanism by which the transcription of genetic information from ...

Plastids are plant cellular organelles with their own genome ∼150 kb in size, and have a prokaryotic-type transcription and translation machinery. The plastid type that differentiates for ...

Death Valley, in California, is among the hottest areas worldwide, and temperature levels during summer often surpass 120ºF. In most plants, this high temperature would be catastrophic, but in ...