Expands the genetic alphabet: Artificial DNA base pair uses halogen bonds to form stable structures

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different ...
PNAS

Mutations and structural variants arising during double-strand break repair

Contributed by James E. Haber; received March 5, 2025; accepted December 29, 2025; reviewed by Thomas D. Petes and Lorraine S. Symington ...
Phys.org

A protein thought to play a supporting role in DNA replication actually facilitates the whole process

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...