From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

For more than three decades, researchers studying genomes have relied on foundational resources such as Repbase and, more ...

Silver nanoparticles provide a more efficient way to cut and assemble DNA, improving recovery rates and boosting DNA joining ...

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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...

SINGAPORE – Eight leaders and innovators have received the President’s Science and Technology Awards for their exceptional contributions to Singapore’s science and technology ecosystem. The awards, ...

A eukaryote is any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus. Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex, multicellular life, including apple trees, mushrooms, fish and humans.

SINGAPORE - New microscopic particles – less than a thousandth of a millimetre in size – could hold the key to preventing cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and ischaemic stroke.

Researchers reveal how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements. The findings not only provide novel insights into this fundamental biological mechanism but also have potential practical applications.

DNA replication is required to maintain the integrity of genomic information. This article describes the process of DNA replication, in a step-by-step manner. DNA replication requires unwinding of the ...