Researchers say findings help to bridge the structure of the genome to its function in managing how genes are turned on and off.

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

Lipids are fatty molecules that play critical roles in cell function, including membrane structure, energy storage and ...

As power plants and energy stores, mitochondria are essential components of almost all cells in plants, fungi and animals. Until now, it has been assumed that these functions underlie a static ...

New discoveries about the malaria parasite made by researchers at Columbia and Drexel universities could change the way ...