During this transition the DNA is split into single strands ... or A-T sequence is overstretched until the double helix melts, the resulting single strands can pair with themselves because of ...

Scientists have provided the most detailed account yet of the earliest stages of DNA replication, an essential process for ...

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event ...

DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?

Scientists have captured the first detailed 'molecular movie' showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level -- revealing how cells begin the crucial process of copying their genetic material.

MSK researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

The "double helix" of DNA refers to the physical shape of the ... thymine and uracil are all pyrimidines: single rings. To maintain its orderly structure, single rings on one strand can only ...

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...