During elongation, the new RNA strand becomes longer and longer as the DNA template is transcribed. In this view, the 5' end of the RNA strand is in the foreground. Note the inclusion of uracil (yello ...

Previous biochemical studies of the BLM gene product have shown its ability in conjunction with topoisomerase lllα to resolve double Holliday structures through a process called "dissolution." This ...

Technology Review reports that for just $1,350,000 USD you can have have the worlds fastest commercially available DNA sequencer, called the Heliscope. The machine developed by Helicos BioSciences ...

Binding of activators to upstream DNA sequences regulates transcription initiation by affecting the stability of the initial RNA polymerase (RNAP)-promoter complex and/or the rate of subsequent ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--- How do adult stem cells protect themselves from accumulating genetic mutations that can lead to cancer? For more than three decades, many scientists have argued that the "immortal ...