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

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Alan Herbert, explores the understanding of genome information storage, and the significance of repetitive sequences called ...

He Jiankui stands by a controversial research approach that landed him in prison as he aims to tackle Alzheimer’s disease.

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Using cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy, scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level. The movie ...

Upon binding, helicases melt the DNA, breaking the chemical bonds holding the double helix together. They then pull the two strands apart, allowing other enzymes to complete the replication. Without ...

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From Biotech Darling to Bankruptcy: 23andMe’s Rocky Road Once the golden child of biotech, 23andMe is now staring down the ...