Living cells are fundamentally nonequilibrium systems, meaning they constantly spend energy through seemingly one-way, irreversible processes, such as transcribing DNA into RNA, to keep life going.

Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden layer of complexity in how genes are activated, showing that water molecules ...

From the TATA box to alternative splicing and noncoding RNAs, scientists are uncovering the intricate choreography that controls gene expression. These molecular mechanisms determine when, where, and ...

Lacra Bintu is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University (CA, USA) who leads an interdisciplinary research group with a focus on developing new tools for mammalian synthetic ...

DNA methylation is a key epigenome component that helps dictate how genes are expressed, contributing to normal cell and tissue differentiation during development, as well as the process of biological ...