Precision work prior to cell division: How enzymes optimize DNA structure

Before a cell can divide, it has to precisely duplicate its entire genetic information. However, the DNA in the cell exists ...

New synthetic origin of replication lets multiple plasmids coexist in one bacterial cell

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," goes the old adage, which Rice University professor James Chappell completely ignored in a ...
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Your DNA is constantly moving—and it may explain cancer

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding ...
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Here's what DNA really looks like

There’s more to dna than just the double helix we know and love: under some conditions this familiar molecule can take on unfamiliar forms, each of which can have a different impact on our health.
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DNA steps out of the "blueprint" role to become an active "field agent"

POSTECH develops a platform for precise cellular control using "non-genetic DNA" decoupled from genetic information.
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Scientists just found DNA “supergenes” that speed up evolution

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...
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Nature’s photocopiers caught ‘doodling’ – and scientists say it could revolutionise how DNA is written

New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent – an ...
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This all-female fish has been cloning itself for 100,000 years — and its DNA is still thriving

Learn how the Amazon molly, an all-female fish that reproduces asexually, uses gene conversion to maintain healthy DNA and ...