Biology has evolved complex, multistep enzyme pathways to produce molecules and to harvest energy processes that are vital to the metabolism and propagation of all living systems. The function of ...

A new study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology reveals how the fundamental enzyme called DNA polymerase delta operates during DNA replication, making a copy of the genetic code that ...

For all species, the process of DNA replication requires the use of multiple different DNA polymerase enzymes. The primary function of these unique multisubunit enzymes is to ensure optimal DNA ...

A new type of DNA editing enzyme lets scientists directly and permanently change single base pairs of DNA from A*T to G*C. The process could one day enable precise DNA surgery to correct mutations ...

A research team is using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) to study an enzyme found in plants, bacteria and some animals that repairs DNA damage caused by the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light rays. A ...

Genetic medicines R&D is making strides with more complex DNA molecules. While these long sequences of synthetic DNA are key for developing gene and cell therapies as well as antibodies and other ...

There are many health problems that can be traced back to errors in the genetic code. There are also many potential benefits to genetic engineering outside of healthcare. Nature has already found ways ...

Researchers devised a reversibly lockable DNA device for enclosing an enzyme and controlling its access to substrates. Turning on and off the activity of a single enzyme on demand is a much desired ...

Today (September 19), the Lasker Foundation announced this year’s winners of the Lasker Awards. Zhijian “James” Chen, a biochemist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, was awarded ...

Enzymes are the molecular machines that power life; they build and break down molecules, copy DNA, digest food, and drive ...