Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level – revealing how cells begin the crucial process of copying ...

The genetic code acts as life’s instruction manual, telling cells how to build proteins from DNA and RNA. Though it's a ...

Scientists have provided the most detailed account yet of the earliest stages of DNA replication, an essential process for ...

Researchers harness the power of the world’s most advanced supercomputers to simulate the inner workings of cellular ...

Using cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy, scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level. The movie ...

"We are really trying to understand how far we can go, chemically, toward larger biological molecules and what environments are needed to form them." ...

A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, ...

Unlike traditional microscopes that use light or lenses, DNA microscopy creates images by calculating interactions among ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life. Their study reveals that calcium ions help determine the molecular 'handedness' (chirality) of tartaric ...

The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal, has become India's first zoo to preserve DNA from ...

Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), they captured the real-time process of ...