The Y chromosome is perhaps the most puzzling part of the human genome. Associated with male development, it is chock-full of repetitive and inverted stretches of DNA, a hurdle that makes it ...

"Our work is the first to directly test how chromosome structure affects bacterial growth, survival, and ability to cause disease, and it opens the door for similar studies in many other microbes," ...

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

Motor proteins are tiny "machines" inside cells that use chemical energy to move along molecular tracks and carry out ...