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

Figure 1: Physical map of rice chromosome 1. Figure 2: Comparison between the Nipponbare finished sequence and the indica draft sequence. There are at least three compelling reasons for obtaining ...

It’s called a pangenome, and it could explain the DNA that makes each of us unique. The joke about the Human Genome Project is how many times it’s been finished, but not actually. The first time was ...

Why is DNA so important? Put simply, DNA contains the instructions necessary for life. The code within our DNA provides directions on how to make proteins that are vital for our growth, development, ...

At the heart of each coronavirus is its genome, a twisted strand of nearly 30,000 “letters” of RNA. These genetic instructions force infected human cells to assemble up to 29 kinds of proteins that ...