For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have been studying DNA repair by homologous recombination, where the RecA protein repairs breaks in double-stranded DNA by incorporating a ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics. Researchers have begun working on a new, ...

Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such structure, the G-quadruplex (G4), looks like a knot. These knots can play ...

Excerpt: Dire wolves have been extinct for 12,500 to 13,000 years until scientists from Colossal brought them back through a combination of gene editing, ancient DNA analysis, and cloning.