Scientists have provided the most detailed account yet of the earliest stages of DNA replication, an essential process for ...

Scientists have finally captured footage of the microscopic machinery that allows our cells to copy DNA—a fundamental process ...

MSK researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event ...

The diagnostics firm 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri federal court. The DNA testing kit ...

Using cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy, scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed ...

Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at ...

Feedback, a Lego fan, delves into a new science-related set, and learns that the model of a DNA double helix is the wrong way around. Time for some jokes about mirror ...

Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the effects aren't just skin deep. Inside the body, DNA is literally being torn ...

and then twists the DNA helix to make the damage accessible. XPC then calls in other repair proteins to help initiate the ...

"We recorded multiple snapshots showing how this molecular motor methodically separates the DNA double helix. It's like a molecular-scale zipper in action and while scientists have long known that ...