“We found that, to search for the complementary sequence to use in the repair, RAD51 first unwinds the double helix of the donor DNA by inserting physical spacers to separate the unwoven strands ...

The non-coding genome, once dismissed as "junk DNA", is now recognized as a fundamental regulator of gene expression and a ...

Potential role of 'junk DNA' sequence in aging, cancer Date: July 23, 2021 Source: Washington State University Summary: Researchers have recently identified a DNA region known as VNTR2-1 that ...

Other surprising discoveries for the team included the finding that the invading strand binds to the entire complementary sequence of the donor DNA except for one available base pair that remains ...