DNA, often called the blueprint of life, is built from four chemical building blocks known as deoxy-nucleoside triphosphates ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human genome—comprising about 17% of the genome. It is commonly called a "jumping gene" or ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.

Breakthrough cryo-EM structures expose multiple drug targets in an essential HSV-1 replication protein.An international ...

The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain.

A study reveals that a protein called RPA is essential for maintaining chromosome stability by stimulating telomerase. New findings from the-Madison suggest that problems with a key protein that helps ...

A major US study reveals that marijuana use leaves measurable chemical traces in DNA, altering genes related to mental health ...

An international research team has successfully identified the initial high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus ...