Every living cell must interpret its genetic code—a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

Researchers at the University of Chicago are developing a new technology that overcomes these challenges. By tagging each DNA or RNA molecule and allowing neighboring tags to interact, the technique ...

Origin firing is the initiation of DNA replication that takes place at specialised start sites, or replication origins, where the DNA first has to be opened up and unwound, before DNA synthesis ...

A groundbreaking collaboration between Los Alamos scientists and Duke University has resurrected a nearly forgotten 1938 ...