Researchers around the world are studying how the human brain achieves its extraordinary complexity. A team at the Central ...

A new study captures RNA polymerase II in real time, revealing how it accelerates, pauses and shifts speed as it reads DNA.

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells.

Researchers have identified a stress-activated control mechanism that helps breast cancer cells reshape gene activity to ...

Multicellular cyanobacteria do something strikingly sophisticated with their DNA, toggling key genes on and off as day turns ...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...