We present a theoretical study of electron transport through a molecule connected to two
metallic nanocontacts. The system investigated is 1, 4 benzene-dithiolate, chemically bonded …

Epigenetics is emerging as an attractive mechanism to explain the persistent genomic
embedding of early-life experiences. Tightly linked to chromatin, which packages DNA into …

Ab initio total energy calculations reveal benzene-dithiolate molecules on a gold surface,
contacted by a monatomic gold STM tip to have two classes of low-energy conformations with …

Hydrophobicity is thought to be one of the primary forces driving the folding of proteins. On
average, hydrophobic residues occur preferentially in the core, whereas polar residues tend …

Background Measurement of genome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm) has become an important
avenue for investigating potential physiologically-relevant epigenetic changes. Illumina …

Nature has evolved many mechanisms for achieving directed motion on the subcellular level.
The burnt-bridges ratchet (BBR) is one mechanism used to achieve superdiffusive …

The segmentation gene network of Drosophila consists of maternal and zygotic factors that
generate, by transcriptional (cross-) regulation, expression patterns of increasing complexity …

Background DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that balances plasticity with stability.
While DNA methylation exhibits tissue specificity, it can also vary with age and potentially …

We present a theoretical study of spin-dependent transport through molecular wires bridging
ferromagnetic metal nanocontacts. We extend to magnetic systems a recently proposed …

Eukaryotic chromosomes are partitioned into topologically associating domains (TADs) that
are demarcated by distinct insulator-binding proteins (IBPs) in Drosophila. Whether IBPs …