Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown ...

Cells organize their molecules into distinct functional areas. While textbooks usually refer to membrane-bound organelles ...

Chromosomes are masters of organization. These long strings of DNA fold down into an ensemble of compact structures that keep needed parts of the genome accessible while tucking away those that aren't ...

UCSF scientists discover that the spindle, the structure that divides chromosomes equally during mitosis, actually gets stronger when it is stretched.