Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

Every day, billions of cells in your body divide, helping to replace old and injured cells with new ones. And each time this ...

It's possible to amplify a tiny amount of genetic material into a much larger sample by providing raw nucleobases and a template DNA sample to DNA replication enzymes from bacteria. Because ...

Univ Brest, Ifremer, Biologie et Ecologie des Ecosystèmes Marins Profonds (BEEP), Plouzané, France In my opinion, these discoveries challenge the “classical” models of DNA replication. Archaea are not ...

Nobel Laureate and University of Chicago professor Jack Szostak delivered two lectures on the origin of life to an audience of professors, graduate, and undergraduate students the Monday and Tuesday ...

Decimally diluted EcoRI-digested total DNA preparations (15, 1.5, 0.15, and 0.015 ng per reaction) were analyzed using 0.5 μM (final concentration) of the specific forward and reverse primers. To ...

The origin of the Huns in fourth-century Europe has long been debated, but centuries-old DNA has revealed their diverse backgrounds. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...