The implications Our findings provide a molecular model that explains how primers are synthesized, initiating DNA replication.

Watson and Crick's discovery of DNA structure in 1953 revealed a possible mechanism for DNA replication. So why didn't Meselson and Stahl finally explain this mechanism until 1958?

Quantum mechanics could explain why DNA can spontaneously mutate Date: May 5, 2022 Source: University of Surrey Summary: The molecules of life, DNA, replicate with astounding precision, yet this ...

Quantum mechanics, which rules the world of the teensy-tiny, may help explain why genetic mutations spontaneously crop up in DNA as it makes copies of itself.

Scientists were able to watch the replication using proteins found inside jellyfish. Researchers engineered bacteria cells with the fluorescent proteins attached to important molecular machinery.

Self-replication is a complicated process -- DNA, the basis for life on earth today, requires a coordinated cohort of enzymes and other molecules in order to duplicate itself.

A protein that prepares DNA for replication also prevents the replication process from running out of control, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

That's how a prominent medical ethicist describes a researcher's innovative plan to share study results with participants in Kenya.