The human genome is no longer just a sequence to be read. It’s a dynamic structure that twists, folds, and reshapes itself in ...

In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

The human small intestine absorbs nutrients while protecting us from potentially harmful microbes. One of the cell types that ...

A new resource from the Gene Ontology Consortium, a comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes, has been completed and released on a new website. For the first ...

Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted. "We know each of the proteins ...

Taken together, these advances suggest that part of age-related immune decline is driven by specific, potentially reversible ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

Kimchi may do far more than add flavor to meals—it could help fine-tune the human immune system. A clinical study using ...