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Researchers refine tools to map DNA’s 3D structure inside cells

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools ...
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Scientists uncover DNA’s hidden geometric memory code

Unveiling a new chapter in the understanding of human genetics, scientists have discovered a hidden geometric code within our ...
The Scientist

Integral HIV Protein Structure Paves the Way for New Therapeutics

Researchers used cryo-EM to study how the HIV enzyme integrase arranges in 3D to slip its DNA into the host genome and pack ...
Science Daily

Crystallized alternative DNA structure sheds light on insulin and diabetes

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed. The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed ...
News Medical

Study reveals how DNA gyrase resolves DNA entanglements

Picture in your mind a traditional "landline" telephone with a coiled cord connecting the handset to the phone. The coiled telephone cord and the DNA double helix that stores the genetic material in ...

James Watson Helped Crack DNA's Code, Sparking Medical Advances and Ethical Debates

- President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Fortov, right, returns a Nobel prize medal which was sold at auction ...