Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have created a synthetic cell-like structure that can control the movement of ...

It's tricky to make an exact copy of yourself. Or at least it is for cells undergoing mitosis, where cells replicate ...

Every cell in every organism on Earth copies DNA the same way. Except one bacterial protein — quietly doing something ...

Researchers have captured the first atomic structures of human SMUG1, an enzyme that helps cells repair damaged DNA. The findings provide new insight into how cells recognize and remove harmful DNA ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...

The left-handed spiral of each Z-DNA strand is highlighted on the left. Binding and bonding of the two zinc finger domains (shown in red) from the CTCF protein to Z-DNA (shown in blue). This protein ...

Transposons, DNA sequences that can self-replicate and move (jump) throughout the genome, are widespread and can affect cell ...

In 1869, a Swiss physician-cum-biochemist while checking pus-filled surgical bandages made this remarkable discovery accidently when Friedrich Miescher isolated a substance from white blood cells that ...

Epigenetic aging clocks use DNA methylation patterns to measure biological age and predict health risks across human tissues.

Senescent cells refuse to die. They stop dividing, resist the body’s normal cleanup signals, and leak a cocktail of inflammatory molecules into surrounding tissue. Researchers call them “zombie cells, ...