Rethinking how nucleoside supplementation speeds up DNA replication: It's not just about having enough

DNA, often called the blueprint of life, is built from four chemical building blocks known as deoxy-nucleoside triphosphates ...
The Scientist

DNA Polymerase Works in Short Bursts Rather than One Long Stretch

Biology lectures teach students that when a cell’s replication machinery comes together, DNA polymerase takes off down the double-helix like a car on a highway ...

Ancient protein Dicer and RNase H are both needed to resolve transcription–replication collisions, study reveals

Could yeast and humans be any more different? Going by looks alone, probably not. But peering into our genomes reveals ...
Tech Explorist

First high-resolution structure of key herpes virus protein

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally figured out the structure of a key herpes virus protein that is vital for ...
The Scientist

A Novel Polymerase Reduces Stutter in Forensic DNA Analysis

When TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation portray DNA processing in the forensic lab, the results appear instantly with a DNA match wrapping up the case in hours. However, the ...
Mirage News

Scientists Unveil Key Herpes Protein Structure

Breakthrough cryo-EM structures expose multiple drug targets in an essential HSV-1 replication protein.An international ...

First high-resolution structure of key herpes virus protein opens path to new antivirals

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