The authors created a useful collection of Rep protein variants with changes that alter the amino acid sequence, but these did not lead to clear improvements in how the virus worked. Instead, their ...

A protein called PriC allows DNA replication to proceed in Escherichia coli when the complex that usually initiates this process is compromised.

Cohesin is a protein that forms a ring-shaped complex which wraps and alters the DNA molecule shape. It moves through the DNA ...

Most proteins are left-handed, but scientists have found an ancient molecule that works in both mirror-image forms.

Early research shows that editing expanding trinucleotide repeats halts the lengthening process that causes neurological ...

Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus.

Life on Earth possesses an exceptional ability to self-reproduce, which, even on a simple cellular level, is driven by ...

The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release ...