Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...
Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent stem cells that can produce all cell types of an organism. ES cells proliferate rapidly and have been thought to experience high levels of intrinsic ...
For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a ...
A research team has identified a new mechanism that controls DNA’s ability to replicate—and thereby a cell’s ability to ...
If severe DNA damage is not repaired, the consequences for the health of cells and tissues are dramatic. A study led by ...
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Unusual i-DNA structure shown to regulate genes and cancer
DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...
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