Error-prone DNA replication and repair may lead to mutations and cancer in individuals who inherit a mutant copy of the BRCA1 gene, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.
TUCSON – National DNA Day is Thursday. The day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project and the discovery of DNA’s Double Helix. Interest in DNA has boomed nationwide with the ...