Cells use a surprising “pearling” motion to evenly distribute mitochondrial DNA. This newly uncovered process may be key to ...

How reorganizing existing drugs and vaccine components can dramatically alter their potency, selectivity, and even their ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by ...

A subtle failure during cell division can set off dramatically different outcomes, according to new research exploring whole ...

Gene syntax alters DNA supercoiling to amplify or suppress nearby genes. This could improve the effectiveness of gene ...

Loss of an enzyme necessary for a process called lipoylation disrupts the way cancer cells copy their DNA, increasing their ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new imaging method, known as RF-SIRF, that ...

A condition that leaves people with two sets of DNA may be on the rise – and it’s posing thorny questions for families and ...

From the first unzip of the double helix to the final joining of DNA fragments, replication is a carefully coordinated process. Understanding it helps explain how life preserves its genetic code with ...