Watson and Crick showed that each strand of the DNA molecule was a template for the other. During cell division the two strands separate and on each strand a new "other half" is built, just like ...

Cohesin plays a crucial role in both chromosome organization and DNA repair. Here the authors find that cohesin mediated genome architecture prevents interactions between damaged chromatin.

"We wanted to make a soft material, nanoscale robot with grabbing functions that never have been seen before." Researchers ...

There are four different bases in DNA: Base pairs on a section of DNA The order of the bases along a strand of DNA is a code – a code for making proteins. These proteins in turn will help to ...

The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of ...

This involves carefully selecting the length and sequence of each DNA strand to ensure that it will bind to the appropriate complementary strand in the correct position. The DNA strands – typically ...

DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted upon by an enzyme called RNA polymerase. This is a molecular machine which ...

The true identity of Jack the Ripper, whose grisly murders terrorized east London in 1888, has been a mystery ever since.