DNA, the hereditary material in living organisms, encodes genetic instructions for development and function. We explore its structure, replication, and role in biotechnology.

James Watson and Francis Crick revealed the structure of DNA — the genetic instructions in all living things — 70 years ago in the journal Nature. Watson and Crick could not have succeeded ...

DNA structure impacts rate and accuracy of DNA synthesis Date: November 16, 2018 Source: Penn State Summary: DNA sequences with the potential to form unusual conformations, which are frequently ...

In the middle of the 20th century, accumulating data suggested that DNA carries life’s genetic information. Biochemists around the world raced to determine its structure. The competition led to ...

New Nanotechnology Imaging Technique Sheds Light on DNA Structure The new technology could help pinpoint how errors occur in DNA replication, which can cause cancer and other diseases ...

Scientists found a key difference in how human and mosquito DNA organizes into chromosomes then figured out how to morph them back and forth.

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a UCL-led research team.

DNA aptamers are powerful molecular tools in biosensing, bioimaging and therapeutics. However, a limited understanding of ...

Though scientists have learned much about DNA damage and repair over the past 50 years, important outstanding questions remain. One particularly bedeviling puzzle is how a repair protein called the ...