A region of DNA that codes for a protein, often referred to as a gene, is the fundamental unit of heredity responsible for specific traits and functions within an organism. This intricate segment of ...

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new ...

Statement 1: DNA synthesis always proceeds in the 5' to 3' direction.

American geneticist who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the double helix structure of DNA. Born on April 6, 1928 in Chicago, IL, USA, he died aged 97 years in East Northport on Long Island, NY, ...

The new GE technology — for which the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has recently been granted a patent — ...

RxCelerate is an outsourced drug discovery and development company based in Cambridge, UK, and founded in 2013. Known for our ...

Our free DNA Reverse Complement tool is an indispensable utility for researchers, students, and technicians in molecular biology and genomics. Whether you’re designing PCR primers, verifying ...

SAN DIEGO — A tiny stretch of DNA that’s been quietly evolving in humans for millions of years might hold the key to understanding what makes our brains different from our closest animal relatives.

This landmark study describes the structure of the human RAD51 filament with a recombination intermediate called the displacement loop (D-loop). Using cryogenic structural, biochemical, and ...