"We think this research solves the mystery of how DNA double-strand breaks and the nuclear envelope connect for repair in ...

A new study in the journal Human Gene Therapy indicates that DNA impurities derived from plasmid and host cell DNA are ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

The human body contains about 100 trillion cells ... We've now zoomed in enough to see portions of the DNA strand. The DNA is wrapped around histones -- protein structures that are sometimes ...

Inside a cell is a long strand of the chemical DNA (deoxyribonucleic ... and in studies pertaining to human dispersion.While most aspects of DNA are identical in samples from all human beings ...

To accomplish this, each strand of existing DNA acts as a template ... In comparison, eukaryotic human DNA replicates at a rate of 50 nucleotides per second. In both cases, replication occurs ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

The genetic connections between DNA repair pathways and human cancer predisposition have fueled interest ... on a common final step in which the continuity of the repaired DNA strand is restored by ...

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.

In addition to Lander and Zerio, authors of the study, “Human polymerase θ helicase positions DNA microhomologies for double-strand break repair,” include Yonghong Bai, Brian A. Sosa-Alvarado ...