For the first time, scientists have captured the exact moment DNA begins to unravel, shedding light on a fundamental chemical process that enables DNA to serve as the blueprint for life. A recent ...

Cell division is one of the most important processes taking place in your body – and the life cycle of each cell is carefully controlled. The operating manual of your cells is encoded by DNA. Each ...

The DNA in our cells is constantly attacked by numerous external agents, such as carcinogenic molecules contained in tobacco smoke or UV rays emitted by the sun. Unrepaired, these attacks cause ...

Scientists show how stem cells process DNA with speed and precision, revealing principles that could lead to programmable DNA-based chips for biotechnology and medicine. (Nanowerk News) In the human ...

Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template, opening new paths for synthetic biology and gene design.

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...

Researchers have gained a clearer insight into how common alterations to the structure of DNA affect the process of DNA replication. These structural changes can put a stop to replication, causing ...