At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA ...

DNA helicases are essential during DNA replication because they separate double-stranded DNA into single strands, allowing each strand to be copied.

DNA helicases are essential during DNA replication because they separate double-stranded DNA into single strands, allowing each strand to be copied.

Directed evolution is usually a laborious process that often takes weeks in which proteins rapidly evolve and develop ...

RNA-binding proteins use a dual binding mechanism involving zinc finger (ZnF) domains and intrinsically disordered regions ...

A good portion of human DNA is what scientists refer to as "junk" -- stuff left over from ancient viruses and such. But maybe ...

Drs Ursula A. Matulonis and Joyce F. Liu discuss targeting DNA damage and repair and replication stress in endometrial cancer.

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have played a pivotal role in an international study that has uncovered a ...

When DNA-copying enzymes called polymerases encounter this damage, they usually fall off the DNA, thereby protecting the cell from genetic mistakes.

Denisovan-derived DNA shaped Indigenous American ancestry, helping early peoples adapt to new environments, foods, and ...

DNA helicases are essential during DNA replication because they separate double-stranded DNA into single strands, allowing each strand to be copied.