The high accuracy or fidelity of semi-conservative DNA replication is the product of nucleotide template interaction, polymerase-enhanced base selectivity, exonuclease proofreading and the post ...

How cells respond to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage is not fully understood. This study uncovers a mechanism of mtDNA clearance following damage, driven by the exonuclease activity of the mtDNA ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Figure 1: Reduced survival and increased tumor incidence in Pold1 D400A/D400A mice.

Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still carry the genetic fingerprint of that intermixing. Since then ...

Now, researchers used cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) to elucidate the structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex (the large protein and phosphoprotein). Not only that, but they also ...

Of course, though, testing a child's parentage based on physical features is far too subjective — that's typically where DNA tests come in. Such tests can offer a far more scientific way of ...

Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.

The number of home DNA test kits offering nutrition and diet advice matched to your genes is growing. They’re based on the idea that each of us responds to foods differently, in part due to our ...

The skull of a person long thought to be Cleopatra’s half sister was misidentified for nearly a century, new research from Nature Scientific Reports concludes, raising intriguing questions about ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics have unveiled a groundbreaking map of human DNA mixing during reproduction, offering insights into genetic diversity, health, and fertility. Credit: SciTechDaily.com ...

DNA sequencing has now confirmed that the culprit was none other than an orca. The DNA evidence of the orca attack was found in the bite marks on the shark's carcass. (Ben Johnson, Portland Bait and ...