DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?

Nucleic acid unwinding is an essential step in many biomolecular processes. Researchers in this field recently met to examine progress and outstanding issues. Helicases are molecular motors that ...

Polymers are made of monomers, and in DNA ... the sequence of base pairs is a compound molecule called a nucleic acid. Living organisms are constantly building new cells or repairing old ones.