DNA is a molecule that can get twisted and tangled - a process that must be closely regulated A research team has developed an automated technique to visualise and measure DNA tangles Technique is so ...

At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA molecules. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA molecules. DNA is a molecule found in just about every living cell. Because ...

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many cellular and bodily functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes. Scientists have now learned more about how estrogen ...

Image 1 shows what looks like two pieces of interlinked rope. The orange “ropes” are in fact circles, each one a double helix of DNA. Each time the two circles of DNA cross each other, one either goes ...

Using high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-em), researchers from Durham University, Jagiellonian University, and the John Innes Centre uncovered unprecedented detail of gyrase’s action on ...