A protein that is involved in determining which enzymes cut or unwind DNA during the replication process has been identified in a new study.

DNA replication is a fundamental biological process that enables the accurate duplication of an organism’s genetic material. This intricate mechanism ensures that each new cell receives a ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a common virus linked to birth defects and chronic illness manipulates ...

A protein that is involved in determining which enzymes cut or unwind DNA during the replication process has been identified in a new study.

The cell controls the start of DNA replication in a two-step process. The whole goal of the process is to control the actions of a crucial enzyme—called a helicase—that unwinds the DNA double ...

Researchers have identified an alternate method to study changes during the DNA replication process in lab settings using genetically modified yeast. The new approach offers a clearer window than ...

In a new study reported in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, scientists used a bacterial model to show that in zero gravity, the enzymes that copy DNA are not as accurate as they are under ...

The whole process of DNA replication, in human cells, takes about eight hours. There is still plenty to be worked out. For one thing, the DNA that’s being copied is not a naked double helix.

For a cell to divide, all the DNA inside the cell (the genome) must first be copied, in a process called DNA replication.