DNA is a linear biopolymer, a compound biomolecule in the form of a double helix. Polymers are made of monomers, and in DNA, ...

Emerging findings suggest that viral DNA may play an important part in how embryos form, right after fertilization.

New research shows bacteria form distinct species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange via homologous recombination.

"We could see for the first time that undertwisted DNA presents defects on the double helix structure in the form of bubbles (which is when the two DNA strands separate). However, the trick there ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means ...