How is all of that DNA packaged so tightly into chromosomes and squeezed into a tiny nucleus? Histones are a family of small, positively charged proteins termed H1, H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 (Van Holde ...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the ...

Each cell with a nucleus contains chromosomes, which are made from DNA Human body cells each contain 23 pairs of chromosomes, half of which are from each parent. So, human gametes (eggs and sperm ...

An article by UAB professor Joan-Ramon Daban analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have ...

DNA is typically found within chromosomes, but certain tumors store cancer-promoting genes outside of chromosomes as ...

Ewing sarcoma is a tumor of the bones and soft tissues that occurs in children and young people. Like all childhood cancers, ...

The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus—a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell—small, ...

Cannabis use causes cellular damage that increases the risk of highly cancerous tumors, according to a paper published in ...

Cohesin is key in cell division and during the process of reading genes –their expression–. When the cell divides, it ...