After all, the cell must repeat its whole genetic material, including billions of genetic letters, before it can divide. Read ...

Cancer researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered that mutations in certain genes can lead to the accumulation of DNA errors, ...

Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA—that molecular blueprint for life—over 70 ...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the ...

New research from the Kind Group at the Hubrecht Institute sheds light on how cells repair damaged DNA. For the first time, the team has mapped the activity of repair proteins in individual human ...

To maintain its orderly structure, single rings on one strand can only bond with double rings on the other. This keeps the DNA molecule in the form of a ribbon of consistent width. Credit ...

Cancer researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered that ...

A representation of transcription factor proteins binding to a strand of DNA. Courtesy LANLLANL NEWS RELEASE To understand ...