Scientists say their work on a critical step in DNA replication will provide new insights into a fundamental process of life and driver of many different diseases, including cancer. They report ...

For a cell to divide, all the DNA inside the cell (the genome) must first be copied, in a process called DNA replication.

THUWAL, Saudi Arabia — Scientists have finally captured footage of the microscopic machinery that allows our cells to copy DNA—a fundamental process necessary for life itself. Using a ...

Replication is the process by which a cell copies its DNA prior to division. In humans, for example, each parent cell must copy its entire six billion base pairs of DNA before undergoing mitosis.

Chen says the SV40 model may help researchers learn to prevent viruses from hijacking the DNA replication process. To get there, many other steps of DNA replication still need to be understood, such ...

The process, researchers found, is much more dynamic than previously realized. Scientists hope their continued study of DNA replication can help them better understand how mistakes occur, as well ...

MSK researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

The exact moment DNA starts to unravel has been seen by scientists for the first time, exposing a chemical process that is essential for DNA to be the molecule that codes for all life.

The proteins that drive DNA replication—the force behind cellular growth and reproduction—are some of the most complex machines on Earth. The multistep replication process involves hundreds of ...

A team has unlocked a decades old mystery about how a critical cellular process called DNA replication is regulated.

Mario Tama/Getty Images The process of DNA replication is a tremendous source of wonder and focus for research. The helix must unwind and have each strand copied smoothly and quickly.