DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event ...

DNA analysis is crucial for identifying individuals and their relatives, using technologies like PCR, electrophoresis, and ...

They can also be produced when DNA replication forks encounter DNA single-strand breaks or other types ... was not identified through classical genetic approaches in the yeasts Schizosaccharomyces ...

A new study in the journal Human Gene Therapy indicates that DNA impurities derived from plasmid and host cell DNA are ...

Sunburns and aging skin are obvious effects of exposure to harmful UV rays, tobacco smoke and other carcinogens. But the effects aren't just skin deep. Inside the body, DNA is literally being torn ...

Scientists have captured the first detailed 'molecular movie' showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level -- revealing how cells begin the crucial process of copying their genetic material.

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code ... DNA microhomologies for double-strand break repair," include Yonghong Bai, Brian ...

This direct observation sheds light on the fundamental mechanisms that allow cells to faithfully duplicate their genetic material ... and break the DNA from a double strand into two single ...

Researchers at Georgia State University used the Summit supercomputer to study an elaborate molecular pathway called ...