The DNA molecule is made up of four bases -- adenine ... Figuring out how these three billion bases code for a human being will keep researchers busy for many decades to come.

“This is really an exciting paper . . . a true engineering feat. It elegantly increases the number of DNA and RNA building blocks and dramatically expands the information density of nucleic acids,” ...

Each codon specifies a particular amino acid or a stop signal. The genetic code is nearly universal across all living organisms, with only minor variations in some species. DNA mutations are changes ...

Here, authors develop DeepSME, a nanopore sequencing and deep-learning framework that conceals data into DNA using 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and enables single-molecule private communication.

The immunomodulatory character of bacterial CpG DNA is well known. A report in a recent issue of Nature pinpoints a Toll-like receptor as the cellular accomplice in this innate immune reaction.

A sugar molecule, a base ... How the bases are arranged in the DNA is what determines the genetic code. When the enzyme has passed the end of the DNA, two identical molecules of DNA are left ...

Much of the "junk" DNA in Drosophila shows signs of either negative or positive selection, according to a study in this week's Nature. An analysis by Peter Andolfatto of the University of California, ...

Structure and replication of DNA DNA is the molecule that holds the instructions for all living things. DNA achieves this feat of storing, coding and transferring biological information though its ...

This is why people can be identified using DNA fingerprinting. DNA can be cut up and separated, which can form a 'bar code' that is different from one person to the next. The basic units (monomers ...

After one DNA molecule was trapped on the surface treated by APTES, the DNA molecule was stretched by pressure flow and ...