As genome editing therapies move through clinical trials to regulatory approval, scientists continue the quest for the holy ...

Every time a cell copies its DNA, parts of the genome are exposed and vulnerable to damage or errors. Molecular biologist ...

Cells have evolved careful checks to ensure DNA is copied only once, but how they switch on replication at the right moment ...

In the study of bacteria, a longstanding dogma has held that two molecular machines—RNA polymerase, which leads the way in transcribing DNA into RNA, and ribosomes, which bring up the rear translating ...

If you are anything like us, whenever you plan a journey, you spend a remarkable amount of time thinking about the start and ...

A joint research team has developed an automated design technology that enables the creation of DNA origami structures that ...

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...

Silver nanoparticles provide a more efficient way to cut and assemble DNA, improving recovery rates and boosting DNA joining ...

How did scientists determine that DNA is the hereditary material? Groundbreaking experiments by Griffith, Avery, Hershey, and Chase disproved the notion that proteins were genetic material. Through a ...

DNA damage can lead to the development of diseases such as tumors. To counteract this, organisms have evolved various repair mechanisms targeting different types of damage. In eukaryotes, there are ...

The DNA repair system has evolved to maintain genome integrity. DNA damage may arise from both endogenous (i.e., DNA replication and recombination errors) and exogenous sources (i.e., UV, ionizing ...