A unique feature of HR is that it repairs the damage to the DNA in a highly accurate way. In eukaryotic cells (those with a ...

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient people who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America ...

Scientists have uncovered a critical role for rapid DNA repair in maintaining genome stability. A new study reveals that ...

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are advancing the fight against inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) with new genetic ...

Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab ...

Readers respond to an article about gene editing and object to cuts in research funding. Also: The Covid vaccine; Senator ...

Rocket Pharmaceuticals acknowledged the death of a patient in a pivotal trial assessing its Danon disease gene therapy candidate RP-A501, a study that the FDA has placed on clinical hold.

Genetic medicine reaches a major milestone with a system capable of inserting entire genes into human DNA. This breakthrough ...

thus enabling the use of Guthrie cards as a reliable source of DNA for genetic testing and population genetics, including methods such as short tandem repeat (STR) analysis, human leukocyte ...

The liposarcoma pipeline report provides detailed profiles of pipeline assets, a comparative analysis of clinical and non-clinical stage liposarcoma drugs, inactive and dormant assets, a comprehensive ...

Here, the authors demonstrate that EXO1 function depends on conserved interactions with the MSH4 subunit of MSH4-MSH5, the MLH1 subunit of MLH1-MLH3, and DNA. The DNA breaks that initiate ...

Also, breeders may be unable to determine which genetic change led to a new trait. Genetic modification accelerates this process by using scientific techniques that give the plant the desired trait.