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WEB2 days ago · Sep. 16, 2024 — Researchers have gained new insights into the mechanism behind the spatial organization of DNA within the cells of early embryos. When an embryo is first formed after...
DNA - Latest research and news | Nature
WEBSep 13, 2024 · DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the nucleic acid polymer that forms the genetic code for a cell or virus. Most DNA molecules consist of two polymers (double-stranded) of four nucleotides that...
Cell biology - Latest research and news | Nature
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Cell biology articles from across Nature Portfolio. Cell biology is the discipline of biological sciences that studies the structure, physiology, growth, reproduction and death of cells.
Scientists Finish the Human Genome at Last - The New York Times
WEBJul 23, 2021 · These hard-sought data, now under review by scientific journals, will give scientists a deeper understanding of how DNA influences risks of disease, the scientists say, and how cells keep it in...
In vivo DNA replication dynamics unveil aging-dependent ... - Cell …
WEB4 days ago · Summary. The genome duplication program is affected by multiple factors in vivo, including developmental cues, genotoxic stress, and aging. Here, we monitored DNA replication initiation dynamics in regenerating livers of young and old mice after partial hepatectomy to investigate the impact of aging. In young mice, the origin firing sites were ...
Memory-making involves extensive DNA breaking - MIT News
WEBJul 14, 2021 · To provide access to genes needed for the encoding and storage of memories, brain cells snap open their DNA, breaking both strands. A new study finds this happens more extensively than previously realized and it occurs not only in neurons but other supporting cell types.
CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life
WEBJun 27, 2022 · Scientists can introduce tailor-made DNA into the cell — tricking the repair machinery into using the engineered DNA as the template for stitching together the broken pieces.
‘Treasure trove’ of new CRISPR systems holds promise for ... - Nature
WEB23 November 2023. ‘Treasure trove’ of new CRISPR systems holds promise for genome editing. An algorithm that can analyse hundreds of millions of genetic sequences has identified DNA-cutting genes...
Sensing DNA as danger: The discovery of cGAS - Cell Press
WEB2 days ago · Insight into how the immune system recognizes and responds to pathogens had led to landmark advances in biology and medicine in the last decades. This year’s Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research honors Zhijian “James” Chen for the discovery of cGAS, the enzyme that senses foreign and “pathogenic” self-DNA—self-DNA aberrantly located in intracellular compartments.
Building better DNA editors: Retrons raise the bar for gene research
WEB2 days ago · Shipman is among the global leaders in the development of retrons as a biotechnology tool. He uses them as tiny factories inside cells to create the strands of DNA needed for gene editing.. Even ...
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