DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?

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

CEO Jacob Thaysen leads Illumina's expansion into multiomics beyond DNA sequencing, facing competition from Roche and Chinese ...

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

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

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

Scientists have captured the first detailed 'molecular movie' showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level -- revealing how cells begin the crucial process of copying their genetic material.

Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI ... At the same time, the protein is essential for DNA repair: If a strand of DNA is broken, for example, it ensures that the damaged part can be repaired ...

Zerio et al, Human polymerase θ helicase positions DNA microhomologies for double-strand break repair, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41594-025-01514-8 ...