The DNA molecule is not naked in the nucleus. Instead, it is folded in a very organized way by the help of different proteins to establish a unique spatial organization of the genetic information.

Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are finding common ground between the shaping of the brain and the heart during embryonic development. Larry A.Taber, Ph.D., the Dennis and Barbara ...

Typically, animal skin appendages including hair, feathers, and scales are controlled by specific genes when an embryo is developing. There are some exceptions to this rule–including in crocodile ...

A study of three-dimensional genome folding during the early stages of frog embryo development has demonstrated how compartmentalized loops form within chromosomes. These ‘topologically associating ...

Re-engineering force-regulating proteins inside cells to control their behavior with specific wavelengths of light. Side view of a small group of optogenetically activated cells forming a furrow ...