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 ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows.

A 2015 report published by a private genomics testing company found that 2% of 345 hot dogs tested contained traces of human DNA. However, it was unclear whether that report was a peer-reviewed ...

The team, led by researchers at Stanford University’s School of Medicine has discovered that propionate and butyrate directly modify how our DNA is organized and accessed within cells ... Research ...

1Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. 2Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. 3Clinical and ...

As she worked at her computer, the results revealed the sample she was examining contained human DNA. There was nothing so unusual about that in itself: at the time, the ancient DNA (aDNA ...

Our annual conference features the latest research in DNA replication and repair. Our symposium provides opportunities for oral ... Our symposium will take place in the Jacobs School of Medicine in ...