SCIENTISTS have discovered a “blueprint” for long life by decoding the DNA of the world’s oldest person who died last year at 117. Maria Branyas Morera, an American-Catalan woman, was born in ...

We also solved a long-standing mystery about how cells coordinate DNA copying in both directions ... providing a universal blueprint for understanding DNA replication across all domains of life. From ...

"That matters because once the damaged DNA strand is cleaved, it's vital that the repair process is completed by filling in ...

A new set of artificial intelligence models could make protein sequencing even more powerful for better understanding cell biology and diseases.

Two molecular control factors play a decisive role in what is known as splicing, the cutting and assembly of mature messenger ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural ...

New research uncovers new insights into preventing chronic inflammation caused by aging-related zombie-like cells. In humans ...

Researchers have started to uncover how the quality and timing of sleep can affect more than just how rested we feel—it might also affect the very blueprint of our cells: our DNA. A new study ...

The lesion containing DNA strand is shown in cyan; the undamaged strand is shown in blue. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52860-y ...