When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting ...

University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma, initiates DNA replication in ...

HOUSTON – (Aug. 9, 2022) – Knowing the structure of a complex biological system isn’t nearly enough to understand how it works. It helps to know how the system moves. In that light, Rice University ...

In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...

New research shows hydroxyurea reshapes DNA replication in cancer cells, revealing stress responses that may help design ...

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Maize serves as a vital model species for advancing our understanding of plant biology, yet many mysteries remain about the ...