Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template, opening new paths for synthetic biology and ...

Most biochemistry labs that study DNA isolate it within a water-based solution that allows scientists to manipulate DNA without interacting with other molecules. They also tend to use heat to separate ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding ...

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential ...

New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent: an ...

DNA, the blueprint of life, is best known for its fundamental role as genetic material—storing and transmitting biological information through the precise sequence of its bases. For decades, this ...

Plectonemes are the analog of the twisted tangles of telephone cords, and can form in DNA that is pulled through a nanoscale channel. They are called plectonemes. They are the analog of the twisted ...

New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent—an ...

Similarly to the artistic technique of folding paper into ornate shapes, DNA origami is a self-assembling technique of precisely folding single-stranded DNA scaffolds into well-defined nanostructures.