Unexpected slowdowns or spikes in this signal were often interpreted as knots in DNA. But now, a new study published Aug. 12 ...

DNA aptamers are powerful molecular tools in biosensing, bioimaging and therapeutics. However, a limited understanding of ...

At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with international institutions, has ...

In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of DNA’s structure—the now famous double ...

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

Binding of DNA and of RNA are no longer considered functionally distinct, partly owing to the discovery that DNA- and RNA-binding proteins (DRBPs) can bind long non-coding RNAs and DNA. The unique ...

DNA has been recognized not only as the blueprint of life but also as a potential medium for digital data storage. With recent breakthroughs, scientists have demonstrated that DNA can store up to 1 ...

Using DNA as smart LEGO bricks, scientists are building the next generation of tiny tech that could change computing, ...

A new study has found that ORC plays a broad, unexpected role in regulating human cell gene expression and chromatin ...

Like DNA, each RNA strand has the same basic structure, composed of nitrogenous bases covalently bound to a sugar-phosphate backbone (Figure 1). However, unlike DNA, RNA is usually a single ...