Damage to DNA is a constant threat to cellular life, and so it is constantly monitored and detected by a family of enzymes called RNA polymerases, resulting in…
Ultraviolet radiation, such as sunlight, can damage cellular DNA, leading to cancer. UC San Diego researchers have described the underlying mechanism that…
The red alga C. merolae grown in culture in the laboratory Credit: Sousuke Imamura
Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology report on an enzyme…
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have homed in on an enzyme belonging to the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) family as a promising…
The gene editing system CRISPR-Cas9 is promising for its potential to treat diseases caused by gene irregularities, but fears of off-target effects threaten to…