A newly mapped step in DNA replication suggests that strand separation begins at a precise junction between two helicase ...

The dangers of antibiotic overuse have become increasingly clear in recent decades. Excessive use accelerates the evolution of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, raising the alarming prospect of ...

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and collaborators have uncovered one of the earliest steps in DNA replication: the moment a cell first opens its DNA to begin making a copy ...

Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is an economically important swine alphaherpesvirus with zoonotic potential. The mechanisms underlying PRV innate immune evasion remain poorly understood. Here, we identify ...

A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows membrane (green cubes), and ribosomes (yellow/purple) interwoven through in the cell’s chromosome (red). Right side shows all the ...

Five years ago, scientists watched in wonder as synthetic bacteria grew and split into daughter cells. The bacteria’s extremely stripped-down genome still supported its entire life cycle. It was a ...

Regular colon cancer screenings are important because early detection can significantly improve survival rates, as the disease often shows no symptoms until it has advanced. Several testing methods ...

aDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for ...

Important biological processes, including DNA replication, transcriptional initiation and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, rely on reactions in which RNA invades a DNA double helix to form a hybrid called an ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Early risers can get a jump on this approaching rain, getting out to work and school amidst the patchy fog and temperatures around 60° -- but the steady rain is coming, and ...

Mitochondrial dysfunction is a key factor in the development of atherogenesis. METTL4 (methyltransferase-like protein 4) mediates N6- methyldeoxyadenosine (6mA) of mammalian mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).