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One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature. Chromosomes are thread-like structures that carry a cell's ...

CDT1 inhibits the helicase activity of the MCM complex, thereby suppressing nascent strand synthesis in DNA replication in cultured human cells. This action results in fork collapse and DNA damage, ...

The Internet has Google. Now biology has MetaGraph. Detailed today in Nature, the search engine can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories. “It’s ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell division - a discovery that could lead to new cancer therapies, according ...

Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a novel process that protects the ends of chromosomes from incorrectly applied DNA repair. Although DNA repair is a crucial mechanism that can protect a ...

Amref CEO Stephen Gitau and Aviation PS Teresia Mbaika during an update on Mwihoko aircraft crash in Kiambu county. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The remains of four Amref Flying Doctors staff members ...

The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

DNA samples have been collected from more than 190 relatives at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and are being verified against retrieved bodies from the crash site. It’s an agonizing process that could take ...

Ahmedabad plane crash victim's father recalls taking a selfie with his daughter at 11:03 AM before she flew out. A day later, at the same time, he gave his DNA sample to help identify her remains.

Images from Ahmedabad's Civil Hospital show the aftermath of Thursday's deadly plane crash, with security stationed outside the post mortem room while families giving DNA samples to identify victims.