An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms ...

A University of Iowa-led study has revealed the unexpected structure adopted by the DNA repair protein RAD52 as it binds and protects replicating DNA in dividing cells. This new structural and ...

Using cutting edge cryo-electron microscopy, the team of scientists were able to visualise a helicase enzyme (nature's DNA unzipping machine) in the process of unwinding DNA. DNA helicases are ...

Using cutting edge cryo-electron microscopy, the team of scientists were able to visualise a helicase enzyme (nature's DNA unzipping machine) in the process of unwinding DNA. DNA helicases are ...

Microbes - alive and thriving -- have been found sealed within a fracture of 2-billion-year-old rock beneath Earth's surface.

Chromatin remodeling plays a vital role in gene regulation, affecting how DNA is accessed. Disruptions in this process can ...

The double ring, spool-like structure of RAD52 protects replicating DNA in dividing cells. A study led by the University of ...

For the first time, researchers have filmed in real time the disassembly of DNA at the atomic scale. This strand separation is the first step in DNA replication. This breakthrough, published ...