Scientists have provided the most detailed account yet of the earliest stages of DNA replication, an essential process for ...

The goal of genome editing technology is to develop strategies for the correction of those mutations that are responsible of ...

PARP7 is a mono-ADP-ribosyl transferase (mono-ART) which has recently gained attention due to its emerging role as a negative ...

Ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA is implicated in many cancers. Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists trying to uncover their ...

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the fifth most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide and represents the leading cause of death for gynecological malignancies. Nevertheless, over the last years, ...

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event for DNA to be the molecule that codes all life.

Heavy-ion therapy, one of the most advanced radiotherapy techniques, has proven to be more effective than conventional X-rays ...

A recent study has made significant progress in uncovering the microscopic mechanism behind heavy-ion cancer therapy.

Nobel Laureate and University of Chicago professor Jack Szostak delivered two lectures on the origin of life to an audience of professors, graduate, and undergraduate students the Monday and Tuesday ...