Single-Molecule Footprinting reveals that RNA polymerase II (Pol II) occupancy is infrequent at mouse promoters. This results ...

Just like the government uses an Aadhaar number to uniquely identify an individual for social security purposes, a person’s DNA fingerprint can be used for biological purposes. This is why DNA ...

Spit in a tube and, for about $100, discover secrets held by your DNA. That was the promise of 23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic-testing company. It proved popular—more than 15m customers ...

Geoff Bennett: The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. And its potential sale has raised alarms about what could happen to the DNA data of its millions of users. 23andMe was ...

The "Going Blonde" singer, who was adopted, recently shared that she reconnected with her brother Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

DNA polymerase beta (Pol β) is the primary enzyme responsible for processing 1-nt gaps in chromatin during DNA repair. Here, the authors determine the kinetic and structural basis of gap-filling ...

DNA replication is the biological process by which an exact copy of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule is created and it is the basis for biological inheritance. Each of the two strands of the ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers -- the first ...

One such process, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), is used to "amplify" the number of DNA strands in a blood sample from a few thousand to many millions. The sample then undergoes a process called DNA ...