A new family of enzymes enables precise cuts in single-stranded DNA, offering powerful new tools for genetic engineering and ...

An INRS team discovers a new family of enzymes capable of inducing targeted cuts in single-stranded DNA . A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the ...

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

A form of DNA with a key role Single-stranded DNA is less common than double-stranded DNA. It is often found in some viruses and plays a key role in certain biological processes, such as cell ...

A team of scientists has directly observed catalysis in-action at the atomic level. In mesmerizing new videos, single atoms move and shake during a chemical reaction that removes hydrogen atoms from ...

Diamonds with certain optically active defects can be used as highly sensitive sensors or qubits for quantum computers, where the quantum information is stored in the electron spin state of these ...

Nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, serve as direct inputs by leveraging complementary substrate designs, allowing applications in transcriptome analysis and live-cell monitoring. Input detection can ...

(Electron microscopes ... reproduction or death. Lately, microscopy has been greatly enhanced by digital image processing. For microscopists as well as ordinary shutterbugs, digital photographs ...

JARA-FIT and 2 Institute of Physics, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany ...