Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

Using DNA origami, the team designed 2D triangle-shaped building blocks that snap together, edge to edge, like puzzle pieces. Then, using cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM), the researchers confirmed ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

Just as we use bricks to construct buildings, we use nanometer-sized building blocks called "motifs" and "tiles" made of DNA to create elaborate structures in DNA nanotechnology. Similar to how ...

“For hospitals, it’s essential to grow. We design into the DNA of the building the concept of being able to grow. It’s a shape that can evolve into more shapes. You don’t have to reinvent ...

As the cell proceeds through the stages of cell division (from left to right: interphase, prometaphase, metaphase, and anaphase), chromosomes become progressively more compact through a ...

researchers from Tokyo University of Science attempted to minimize and optimize DNA nanostructures for making hydrogels. A Takumi-shaped unit with a stem and four flanking cohesive parts was ...

Each cell in our body contains a copy of our DNA code made up of A, C, G and T, providing the blueprint for the organization and function of our bodies. Normally these letters combine in pairs to form ...