CRISPR system variant shows a novel DNA cleavage mechanism
Researchers have revealed new details about the CRISPR-Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex, a variant of the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system, ...
Organization of DNA in chromosomes can be explained by weak interactions between nucleosomes, research suggests
This organization can be explained by weak interactions between nucleosomes, which are the repetitive blocks that fold the ...
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DNA Transcription
The process of transcription can be visualized by electron microscopy (Figure 1 ... Once transcription is initiated, the DNA double helix unwinds and RNA polymerase reads the template strand ...
Molecular simulations provide new insights into the dynamics of supercoiled DNA
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular "blueprint" carrying the genetic instructions that influence the growth, ...
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DNA Is a Structure That Encodes Biological Information
Watson and Crick ultimately used Franklin's images, along with their own evidence for the double-stranded nature of DNA, to argue that DNA actually takes the form of a double helix, a ladder-like ...