From middle school biology we were always taught that the nucleus is the “control center” of the cell, similar to how the brain is the control center of our own bodies. At first glance this makes a ...

Gene therapy holds the promise of preventing and curing disease by manipulating gene expression within a patient's cells.

Researchers have created an array of nanopillars that can breach the nucleus of a cell -- the compartment that houses our DNA -- without damaging the cell's outer membrane. This new 'gateway into the ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in cooperation with national and international research groups, have ...

Cancer cells with a cell nucleus that is easily deformed are more sensitive to drugs that damage DNA. These are the findings of a new study by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. The ...

Rush hour never ceases at the nucleus’ border. Gene products begin their lives in the nucleus as strands of mRNA that ship out into the cytoplasm, where they serve as templates for protein synthesis.

A recent international research project has used advanced microscopy techniques and computational modeling to discover why ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...