DNA aptamers are powerful molecular tools in biosensing, bioimaging and therapeutics. However, a limited understanding of their tertiary structures and binding mechanisms hinders their further ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

Previous researches on DNA included topics of bases, base-pairing, hydrogen bonds, structure, base sequence, dynamics, ...

A protein historian and evolutionary biochemist found that a protein sequence present across all known life didn’t form as ...

Figure 1: The HAP1 DNA-binding domain, UAS CYC7 and UAS1 sequences, and experimental electron density map of the HAP1-18–DNA complex. One of the most striking findings of the comparison between the ...

DNA is a biological molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to function, develop, and reproduce. It is present in all forms of life on earth and contains each organism’s genetic code ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

With the power to rewrite the genetic code underlying countless diseases, CRISPR holds immense promise to revolutionize ...

A University of Bristol scientist who helped develop a key breakthrough in binding glucose which could lead to improved treatment for people with diabetes has been awarded the 2025 Royal Medal for ...

When a bone grows, our bodies’ proteins help provide the structure. When a muscle tears, proteins help rebuild it. When we fight an infection, transport oxygen in our blood or send messages to a cell, ...