Scientists have provided the most detailed account yet of the earliest stages of DNA replication, an essential process for ...

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

Researchers discovered peptides that permanently block a key cancer protein once thought untreatable, using a new screening ...

A new study suggests a far more intricate genetic tapestry is involved in the ultimate ancestry of people in Japan.

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

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.

For DNA to replicate, the helix must first unwind and break the DNA from a double strand into two single strands. Upon binding, helicases melt the DNA, breaking the chemicals bonds holding the ...

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