Researchers have shown, for the first time, how the genetic material of the Nipah virus replicates in infected cells. The ...

The replication of the Nipah virus's genetic material in infected cells has been demonstrated for the first time by ...

Our DNA is constantly under threat — from cell division errors to external factors like sunlight and smoking. Fortunately, ...

An innovative new technique uses a novel DNA barcode system to track hundreds of RNA and protein molecules in single cells within thick biological samples, providing researchers with a full picture of ...

The accuracy of these copies determines the health and inherited features of the nascent cells, so it is essential that the process of DNA replication be as accurate as possible (Figure 1).

Most of the major conditions required for RNA to replicate, possibly the key stage in kick-starting life, were probably met ...

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 ...

Further investigation by the Zhang and Lazear labs revealed that this frozen, stable RNA structure plays an important role in viral replication. They found that this particular configuration can ...

The research “has extended the capabilities of RNA to RNA polymerization in ways that have not been achieved before,” said Scott Silverman of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who did ...

Several antiviral and anticancer drugs target the incorporation of adenine into DNA or RNA. For example, some nucleoside analog drugs, such as vidarabine and fludarabine, mimic adenine and interfere ...