A type of circular DNA called extrachromosomal DNA was thought to be found exclusively in cancer. Its discovery in non-cancerous tissue suggests that it might have an early active role in ...

The BIOMICs research group of the University of the Basque Country (EHU) has found significant genetic marker associations ...

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The DNA in our cells has a right-handed curve, called B-DNA, to its double helix. But it's also possible to have a double helix with a left-handed curve, called Z-DNA. But that DNA isn't this DNA.

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While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown function of RNA, potentially opening the door to new ways to treat cancer and ...