For the first time, scientists have captured the exact moment DNA begins to unravel, shedding light on a fundamental chemical process that enables DNA to serve as the blueprint for life. A recent ...

This project has reached full capacity for the current term. Please check back next semester for updates. Errors in DNA replication occur at the replication fork, leading to misincorporation events, ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer. Every day, billions of cells in your body ...

Biology lectures teach students that when a cell’s replication machinery comes together, DNA polymerase takes off down the double-helix like a car on a highway ...

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At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA molecules. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.