New imaging method maps DNA replication forks with single-cell resolution
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new imaging method, known as…
Detailed images reveal DNA repair mechanism in cancer-related proteins
Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein’s DNA repair…
Retron-Powered Approach Enables Genome Editing Across Diverse Bacterial Species
Credit: Olena_T / Getty Images For decades, the ability to precisely rewrite bacterial genomes has been largely confined…
Ancient Bacteria Turned a DNA System Into a Cell Skeleton
Fluorescently labeled CorM filaments inside Anabaena. These represent a newly discovered cytoskeleton in multicellular cyanobacteria. Credit: © Loose…
Marine Biologists Solve Mystery of Deep-Sea ‘Golden Orb’
In the lightless depths of the Gulf of Alaska, approximately 3,251 m (two miles) below the surface, a…
New secrets of human evolution unlocked in study of ancient DNA from Europe and Near East
Some 4,000 years ago, as ancient civilizations such as the Minoans in Crete and the Neo-Sumerian Empire in…
New Study Finds Genetic Key to Vitamin D’s Role in Diabetes Prevention
In a large clinical trial, Tufts University researcher Bess Dawson-Hughes and colleagues found that vitamin D supplements reduced…
Study links common herbicide to rising early-onset colorectal cancer risk
A Spanish study used epigenetic fingerprints to trace hidden exposure patterns and found that a widely used herbicide…
Genetic evidence suggests that human evolution accelerated with the development of agriculture
A just-published article in the journal Nature—“Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia,” (Akbari et al, 15…
New molecule weakens glioblastoma and enhances immune response
A team of researchers from Brown University Health and Brown University has uncovered an important clue in the…
Epigenome proteins shape dynamic gene expression beyond simple on-off
A new study finds the proteins responsible for controlling which genes are expressed in a genome do more…
Scientists Reconstruct One of Oldest Known Neanderthal Communities
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from eight fossils found in Stajnia Cave in Poland reveals a tight-knit group of Neanderthals…