Entering the Era Where DNA 'Calculates'—Will Molecular Computers That Don't Require Constant Power Replace Semiconductors?

When we hear the word computer, we think of silicon chips and electrical circuits. But what if the DNA molecules inside a test tube could perform addition and multiplication?A research team including ...

Decoding the DNA switches behind gene regulation

Understanding gene regulation may be key to interpreting human disease genetics. Genes are regulated in part by stretches of ...
Science

A noncontiguous code for RNA-guided DNA recognition at the origin of CRISPR-Cas

CRISPR-Cas provides RNA-mediated adaptive immunity, but how its first RNA-guided effector arose is unclear. In this study, we ...

Two DNA Molecules Should Repel. Instead, They “Zip” Together

The researchers also found that DNA molecules do not all pair with the same strength. Some DNA sequences form much stronger ...
BioTechniques

Zip it: scientists capture first-ever footage of two DNA strands locking together

For the first time, the moment two DNA molecules zip together has been captured on camera, solving a mystery that has plagued ...