'Unwinding' chromosomes: A unique perspective on determinants of chromosomal width

Chromosomes are a highly condensed form of DNA and are crucial for cell division. During mitosis,…

Tiny underwater sand dunes may shed light on larger terrestrial and Martian formations

The English poet William Blake famously implored readers to “see the world in a grain of…

Developmental genetics: How germ cells cut the cord from their parents

For the first cell to develop into an entire organism, genes, RNA molecules and proteins have…

Breaking down the shield preventing drugs and immune cells from entering intractable cancers

A group lead by Prof. Horacio Cabral (Visiting Scientist of iCONM/Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Graduate School…

Researchers' study predicted location of Mauna Loa eruption

Research conducted by a University of Miami scientist and his graduate assistant accurately predicted which of…

X-ray analysis without doubt: Four-decade enigma of cosmic X-rays solved

An international team led by the Heidelberg MPl for Nuclear Physics has solved a decades-long problem…

So far, Elon Musk's Twitter Files amount to 'a tempest in a teapot,' expert says

There was a lot of buzz over the weekend about the so-called “Twitter Files,” a collection…

Directly visualizing the cooperative adsorption of a string-like molecule onto a solid with double-stranded DNA

Macromolecules in diverse phases can adsorb onto natural systems, composite materials, and thin-film devices. In a…

Kilometer-scale modeling better reflects the relationship between land and precipitation

The technique referred to as “dynamical downscaling,” which involves the use of regional climate models to…

Multifunctional terahertz transparency of thermally oxidized vanadium metasurface over insulator metal transition

A research team, led by the Nano Optics Group within the Department of Physics at UNIST…