Researchers have identified the specific structural loops in G-quadruplex DNA that allow it to act as a chaperone, preventing ...

2026第五届长三角单细胞论坛近日，中国科学技术大学附属第一医院研究团队在期刊《Advanced Science》上发表了题为“Low YTHDC1 Expression Upregulates FSCN1 to Promote Nuclear ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

The scientist who discovered hybridization and the "other" double helix describes what it meant to biology. By Alexander Rich Fifty-two years ago I was venturing to the basement of Cal Tech chemistry ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most genetic medicine uses viruses or double-stranded DNA to deliver genetic ...

Mutations are changes in the molecular "letters" that make up the DNA code, the blueprint for all living cells. Some of these changes can have little effect, but others can lead to diseases, including ...

There’s an old saying about a dollar waiting on a dime. In other words, a monumental endeavor may become stuck at some point if a key preliminary element remains unavailable. The saying could be ...

A new family of enzymes enables precise cuts in single-stranded DNA, offering powerful new tools for genetic engineering and expanding possibilities in biotechnology. (Nanowerk News) A few years ago, ...