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

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

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

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an innovative testing strategy for mesothelioma that could potentially increase the ...

that allows DNA to be analyzed in much greater detail than before, a team of Swedish clinicians and researchers has discovered an unexpected complexity in chromosomal abnormalities. The study ...

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

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an innovative testing strategy for mesothelioma that could potentially increase the detection rate of cancer DNA in the blood.

Scientists have uncovered genetic variation in the unexplored DNA of the photosynthetic and energy factories of Arabidopsis plants, which plays a ...

The development of maternal egg cells is pivotal for survival—but also precarious. During meiosis, the DNA-containing ...

Mayo Clinic says this testing approach could help detect mesothelioma, a rare cancer that develops in the thin membranes that ...