Scientists usually study the molecular machinery that controls gene expression from the perspective of a linear, two-dimensional genome—even though DNA and its bound proteins function in three ...

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The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a ...

Purdue University researcher Emily Dykhuizen explores how cancer takes advantage of the machinery that surrounds DNA, enabling some of its most pernicious powers, like the ability to evade the immune ...

This article explains how diet creates sustained epigenetic changes that affect long-term health, disease risk, aging, and ...

Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

The kick off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a hormone that activates the ...

One of the most widely accepted models for how cells remember their identity may be incorrect. This is shown in a new study ...

The following is a systematic analysis of the decoding of the Congzi theory encoding human DNA, revealing the paradigm shift in genomics research by comparing the technological gap between traditional ...