Cells have evolved careful checks to ensure DNA is copied only once, but how they switch on replication at the right moment ...

Ruggiano and Ramadan 4 provide an overview of the mechanisms dedicated to removing replication obstacles, such as proteins covalently or tightly bound to DNA. Their work discusses how molecular ...

DNA replication in humans requires precise regulation to ensure accurate genome duplication and maintain genome integrity. A key indicator of this regulation is replication timing, which reflects the ...

A representative figure showing that HELQ-deficient cells fail to undergo normal fork slowing after MMC (a crosslinking agent) treatment, consistent with defective fork reversal. Every time a cell ...

In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...

Michael is a junior at Fordham College Lincoln Center majoring in Natural Sciences with focus on Cell and Molecular Biology ...