The mammalian liver has an extraordinary regenerative capacity, capable of fully restoring its mass and function after injury ...

DNA's double helix has long stood as the symbol of life’s code. But buried within the genome lies a deeper level of complexity. One of the more intriguing discoveries in recent years is the i-motif—a ...

A new study in Nature Plants reveals that DNA double-strand break repair (DSBR) pathways help prevent gene transfer from ...

Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

Researchers have used a personalised base-editing gene therapy to successfully treat an infant with carbamoyl-phosphate ...

and a nitrogen-containing base. They were first identified in the late 1860s by Swiss chemist Friedrich Miescher. As the years marched on, other scientists, including Phoebus Levene and Erwin Chargaff ...

The parts of a DNA molecule that have these instructions are called genes. An individual's genome is the sum total of their genes. Two nucleotides together form a base pair; the sugars and ...

The small study in patients with a rare disorder that causes liver and lung damage showed the potential for precisely targeted infusions. By Gina Kolata Researchers have corrected a disease ...

Department of Physics of Complex Systems, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block-JD, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences & ...

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Using advanced imaging techniques and precise microfluidics control to stretch out curly DNA ... DNA molecule in place. "While it is not yet possible to directly visualize individual base pairs ...