UT researchers have created an alternative to Edman degradation for protein sequencing using bases instead of acid ...

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by ...

A Kobe University team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms.

Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we ...

An international research team has provided a detailed insight into how the spatial organization of genetic material is established in the cell nucleus of early embryos within the first hours after ...

S cientists might have succeeded in sequencing the entire human genome, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still learning new ...

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through ...

A key feature of cancer cells is their forced proliferation, which causes a hasty uncontrolled start of DNA replication. To date, however, little is known about the mechanisms that control the start ...

These essential enzymes maintain genome integrity and play a vital role in DNA replication and repair across all living organisms. By forming phosphodiester bonds, it ensures the seamless connection ...

A landmark review in Nature Reviews Genetics dissects the rare and common genetic variants that shape human height. The paper explains how monogenic and polygenic factors converge on key growth ...