Japanese scientists detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu ...

DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted ...

The building blocks of DNA have been found in samples returned to Earth from an asteroid, suggesting life rained down from ...

Asteroids, small airless bodies within the inner solar system, are theorized to have contributed water and chemical building ...

Base editing utilizes enzymes to modify single amino acids at the most foundational unit of DNA, called a base.

DNA damage is distinct from a mutation. While a mutation is one of the standard four DNA bases (A, G, T or C) in the wrong place, similar to a spelling mistake, DNA damage is chemical alteration ...

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A recent study by researchers from Peking University demonstrates the potential of nuclear electric resonance to control the nuclear spins of nitrogen atoms in DNA using electric field gradients, ...

"The length and structure of a single DNA molecule, its specific base sequence, and its interactions with proteins must be observed by stretching it for detailed analysis." Azuma and his ...