Society’s growing need to understand and respond to problems at the biochemical and molecular levels is boundless. Researchers are rapidly developing powerful tools in order to analyze and model ...

Biochemists study how chemical processes affect cells - the building blocks of all life on earth. Understanding how cells and chemical processes work is fundamental to scientific advancements in human ...

With a B.S. in biochemistry and molecular biology, you’ll gain the skills to make world-shaping discoveries and better understand the relationship between your faith and scientific study. Become who ...

The tight wrapping of genomic DNA around nucleosomes in the cell nucleus makes it unavailable for gene expression. A team of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich now describes a mechanism ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from IOCB Prague has now described in detail how cells repair this damaged ...

Scientists describes how DNA avoids damage when exposed to UV light. Too quick for the eye to see, UV light causes an electron to be transferred from one base to another on a single DNA strand. A base ...

Although four DNA bases — adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine — make up much of the genome, modified bases can serve special purposes. Trypanosomes, parasitic protozoa, contain an additional base ...

Bits of DNA are powerful tracers that could point the finger at fracking companies contaminating wells, help oil workers figure out where to drill, or confirm the mine of origin for precious stones.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no ...

Tokyo University of Science researchers have created optimized DNA hydrogels with possible biomedical uses by utilizing reduced Takumi-shaped DNA nanostructures. The study was published in the Journal ...

The tight wrapping of genomic DNA around nucleosomes in the cell nucleus makes it unavailable for gene expression. This study describes a mechanism that allows chromosomal DNA to be locally displaced ...