Cells have evolved careful checks to ensure DNA is copied only once, but how they switch on replication at the right moment ...

For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn’t replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a cell divides – which they need to do constantly. Without this process, we ...

If you are anything like us, whenever you plan a journey, you spend a remarkable amount of time thinking about the start and ...

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 ...

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a UCL-led research team. DNA is widely accepted to be formed of two strands that wind around one ...

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