The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers has investigated how two crucial proteins -- KNL2 ...

A research team has clarified a mechanism of how retrotransposons, genetic elements that can 'jump around' chromosomes and are known drivers of evolution, preferentially insert in the centromere.

Salk scientists have created a new atlas of plant cells during immune response, in turn discovering a new rare cell state, ...

Human bodies defend themselves using a diverse population of immune cells that circulate from one organ to another, ...

Using a new artificial intelligence method, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons can ...

Scientists at Cambridge have unveiled a fascinating mechanism where fetuses use a paternal gene to control the mother's ...