In the cancer type multiple myeloma, the malignant cells differ significantly from normal cells regarding the layer of ...

Neurons are highly specialized cells, and their proper functioning depends on preserving their identity throughout life. A ...

Epigenetic silencing governs key biological processes, from flowering time in plants to preventing uncontrolled cell growth ...

Cancer mortality has just surpassed cardiovascular disease for the first time ever and one in two men, and one in three women, will be diagnosed with some form of the disease in the US, according to ...

Scientists in the laboratory of Weiguo Cui, Ph.D., professor of Pathology in the Division of Experimental Pathology, have ...

In an important study for understanding how memories are made, cientists show that the flexibility of chromatin -- packaged DNA inside the cell -- plays a crucial role in 'deciding' which neurons are ...