A new study demonstrates how plants of the nightshade family produce pharmaceutically valuable compounds and how this ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the information-carrying molecule found in all living organisms. In most animal, plant and fungal cells DNA is stored in the nucleus coiled up in thread-like ...

Humans have appreciated the beauty of flowers for centuries. Yet, flowers aren't just aesthetically pleasing. They also play ...

Beyond the ladder-like structure described above, another key characteristic of double-stranded DNA is its unique three-dimensional shape. The first photographic evidence of this shape was ...

CSHL Professor Zachary Lippman and postdoc Amy Lanctot have begun to uncover how DNA sequences known as cis-regulatory ...

Compartment in cell where DNA is stored as chromosomes Controls activities of cell Animal cell, plant cell or fungal cell Cell structure Cell wall Description Freely permeable layer surrounding ...

Kinetoplastid DNA is organized into an incredible network of interlocked rings. By studying this amazing structure, how did scientists learn about RNA editing? The first tools developed for the ...