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Statello, L., et al. (2024). The chromatin-associated lncREST ensures effective replication stress response by promoting the assembly of fork signaling factors.
The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets. Thomas Cech. W.W. Norton; 304 pages; $28.99 and £23.99 W hat you see depends on how you look. For years students of cell bio ...
New mechanism for terminating transcription of DNA into RNA in bacteria Date: May 7, 2021 Source: Penn State Summary: A bacterial protein helps to stop transcription -- the process of making RNA ...
During DNA replication, the complementary base pairing ensures faithful copying of the genetic material. In RNA, cytosine also pairs with guanine. However, RNA is typically single-stranded and serves ...
DNA and RNA methylation, initially thought to operate as distinct pathways, have been shown to interact closely, shifting our understanding of gene regulation. A team of researchers from the ...
Scientists successfully induced gene expression from a DNA and evolution through continuous replication extracellularly using cell-free materials alone for the first time. By adding the genes ...
DNA may have mixed with RNA to produce the first life on Earth Key building blocks of DNA and RNA can be made from the same raw materials. This finding suggests that instead of one or the other ...
For 400 million years, a leading hypothesis claims, Earth was an “RNA World,” meaning that life must’ve first replicated from RNA before the arrival of proteins and DNA. Unfortunately ...
RNA has newly identified role: Repairing serious DNA damage to maintain the genome Published: June 16, 2025 8:39am EDT Francesca Storici , Georgia Institute of Technology ...