Science writers Maddie Burakoff and Laura Ungar showed how a drumbeat of arcane and esoteric studies about ancient DNA had larger implications — and delightful, surprising findings — that impact all ...

In a groundbreaking shift in our understanding of mutations, researchers have discovered types of DNA damage in healthy cells that can remain unrepaired for years. While most types of DNA damage are ...

“You must see the molecules in action to understand how they function.” The rise of dynamic single-molecule methods opens new frontiers in the study of DNA repair mechanisms and beyond — and ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular "blueprint" carrying the genetic instructions that influence the growth, development, reproduction and predispositions of individual humans, can undergo ...

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...

The genetic factors controlling genome stability, protection, repair, and DNA damage prevention are poorly understood despite their importance. To better understand the biology of cellular health ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction.

Until now, researchers believed that these so-called SMC motors that make loops into DNA could move in one direction only. The discovery, which is published in Cell, is key to understanding how ...

As she worked at her computer, the results revealed the sample she was examining contained human DNA. There was nothing so unusual about that in itself: at the time, the ancient DNA (aDNA ...

“It’s almost like you’re changing tires while you’re driving.” Unraveling DNA polymerase’s activity can help scientists better understand DNA replication and repair and explore how these processes ...

In the meantime, the researchers are working to understand how DNA-repeat tracts longer than 150 CAGs lead to neuronal impairment and death, and why repeats expand more in some kinds of neurons ...

A robust platform for analyzing 3D genome architecture and epigenomic features enables a deeper understanding of gene regulation in specific cell types. Researchers analyze various aspects of gene ...