For the first time, researchers have filmed in real time the disassembly of DNA at the atomic scale. This strand separation ...

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

Researchers harness the power of the world’s most advanced supercomputers to simulate the inner workings of cellular ...

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 ...

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

It occurs frequently in many different cell types, and it has important implications for genomic integrity, evolution, and human disease ... Rad51 polymerizes on the DNA strand to form what ...

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

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 ...

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 ...