A DNA double helix and chromosomes inside a cell. A UCSF/Stanford study of Neanderthal and human DNA found over 400 changes to regulatory DNA that may help explain the differences between the hominid relatives.
Research on Neanderthal DNA reveals new details about our evolutionary cousins
Natal long-fingered bat embryo (Miniopterus natalensis) stained to highlight bone (red) and cartilage (blue).
Researchers in the laboratory of UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty member Nadav Ahituv, PhD, study the roles of gene regulatory elements—DNA segments that tell genes when, where, and to what extent to turn on and off—including in human conditions ranging from limb malformations to epilepsy and autism.
I am a biophysicist. My research is focused on discovering the macromolecular structure and dynamics of proteins—defining conformational states essential for function and understanding transitions between these states.
A computer model can now give scientists clues about how different chemicals could be attracted to each other and form more complicated molecules. This information, in turn, could shed light on how the universe was formed and how life emerged.
