An international research team has determined the first high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus origin-binding ...

In a study led by the University of Tokyo and published earlier this month in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers ...

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Throughout life, our cells are constantly exposed to environmental and internal factors that can damage DNA. While such DNA ...

They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.

Despite setbacks and funding cuts — and a quieting of the hype blaring its arrival — multiple CRISPR-based trials are ...

Since 2019, MIT researchers have published a new concept called prime editing, which is more precise than regular CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. As a result, it has fewer off-target effects and less chance ...

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CRISPR-based tools can’t easily access the DNA in these organelles, but researchers are finding other ways in.

An incredible genetic analysis reveals that a lungfish has a larger genome than a human. We explore what this means.

Officials confirmed human remains found in a remote wooded area of Washington state last week were those of Travis Decker, the former U.S. Army soldier wanted for the deaths of his three daughters. In ...