Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...

With the landmark discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA came the appreciation that the molecule’s two entwined strands are complementary — each serving as a template for the other during ...

RNA Polymerase (shown in blue) moves across a template strand of DNA (shown in purple) and transcribes it into RNA (shown in red). But DNA damage blocks the RNA polymerase, causing it to stall and ...

Humans and baker's yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA is copied correctly, reports a pair of studies. The findings visualize for the ...

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 ...

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

What scientists long believed were knots in DNA may actually be persistent twists formed during nanopore analysis, revealing ...

Copenhagen, Denmark: Scientists have discovered that the cells of early human embryos are often unable to repair damage to their DNA. The researchers say that this has important implications for the ...

All it takes is a single strand of DNA to solve murder cases where the trail went cold decades ago. Genetic genealogy, which compares DNA testing with genetic databases to construct a reverse family ...