Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered a way to manipulate the very fabric of life by using light to reshape ...

Breast cancer cells exhibit organotropism during metastasis, showing preferential homing to certain organs such as bone, lung, liver, and brain. One potential explanation for this organotropic ...

UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that’s capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The breakthrough could explain how adult brain cells take advantage of developmental ...

Researchers hope the AI tool will aid in the development of cell-specific gene therapies to treat diseases such as cancer.

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 ...

These findings help us better understand the structure and function ... the supercoiling state of our chromosomes, which directly affects processes like gene expression. Finally, these SMC ...

Researchers have identified a unique stem cell in the young brain capable of maturing into multiple cell types, potentially explaining the origins of autism and glioblastoma.

UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that's capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The ...

In many organisms, aging is a clear risk factor for increased rates of chromosome mis-segregation, the main source of aneuploidy. Here, we report that old yeast mother c ...