Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab ...

A unique feature of HR is that it repairs the damage to the DNA in a highly accurate way. In eukaryotic cells (those with a ...

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 ...

Scientists have uncovered a critical role for rapid DNA repair in maintaining genome stability. A new study reveals that ...

Researchers have identified how variations in a gene called TRIO can influence brain functions and result in distinct ...

Modern humans were essentially like waves crashing on a beach, slowly but steadily eroding the beach away.” With this vivid ...

After being adopted from China as a baby, Leah Flynn from Ireland is using TikTok and DNA testing in a heartfelt quest to reconnect with her birth family. Born during China's one-child policy and left ...

Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene-editing treatment made just for him. Researchers described the case in a new study, say ...

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing ...

The cell's version of the multiverse! Here, the focus is on three-stranded DNA and RNA triplex structures. Their biological relevance is now coming into focus. CHARLESTOWN, MA, UNITED STATES ...

The researchers estimate that every human has nearly 200 new genetic changes that are different from either parent. Many of these changes occur in regions of DNA that are especially ... relevant to ...