Scientists are hopeful it will improve understanding of how genes work, what goes wrong in disease, and how to fix it.

Although heart cells and skin cells contain identical instructions for creating proteins encoded in their DNA, they're able ...

Could yeast and humans be any more different? Going by looks alone, probably not. But peering into our genomes reveals ...

ABSTRACT: DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, carrying encoded genetic information at molecular level, is the most significant discovery in the history of genetics. Previous researches on DNA included topics ...

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Large eukaryotic genomes are packaged into the restricted area of the nucleus to protect the genetic code and provide a dedicated environment to read, copy and repair DNA. The physical organisation of ...

A protein that is involved in determining which enzymes cut or unwind DNA during the replication process has been identified in a new study. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, an ...