Zombie bacteria keep building DNA after death

Researchers at Aarhus University have discovered that bacteria can continue producing DNA after they die. And they have found ...

Adult Re-learning #4 | What was so amazing about the DNA double helix? Just by looking at the shape, we understood 'how it copies'

There was a time when a single-page paper revealed the 'way of copying' for living things.In 1953, James Watson and Francis ...
Nature

An unexpected function of a cell-cycle enzyme might explain the toxic effects of its inhibitors

A previously unknown mechanism required for cells to start proliferating has been identified. A combination of mathematical modelling and cell-based experiments shows that the enzyme WEE1 switches off ...
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BITS Pilani Research Breakthrough: AI Tool DNAreader beats 14 existing models in predicting DNA-Binding Regions

BITS Pilani researcher co-develops DNAreader, an AI tool that outperforms 14 existing models in predicting DNA-binding ...
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Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs Show Signs of Natural Selection, Study Finds

A study of dogs near Chernobyl nuclear power plant identified more than 100 DNA regions showing signs of natural selection.

New anti-HSV drug Pritelivir receives FDA approval: An 'oral treatment' option for existing drug-resistant herpes; note the differences in development and marketing c…

The target population is adult immunocompromised patients with HSV mucocutaneous lesions that are refractory to treatment ...
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Archived DNA from German uranium miners confirms gene variants that shape radon-linked lung cancer risk

A study of archived DNA from 526 former WISMUT uranium miners with lung cancer found that mining radon exposure significantly ...
Technology Networks

These Bacterial "Zombies" Can Still Build DNA

Researchers found that enzymes released when bacteriophages burst bacterial cells can continue producing DNA in biofilms, ...
BIOENGINEER

Large Genetic Study Pinpoints Seven New DNA Loci and 23 Proteins Tied to Macular Degeneration

An integrative genomic and proteomic study identified seven new genetic loci and 23 genetically supported plasma proteins for ...
oncodaily

Platinum-Based Chemotherapy: Drugs, Cancer Types, How It Works, and Side Effects

Drugs, Cancer Types, How It Works, and Side Effects / cancer, cancer treatment, carboplatin, chemotherapy drugs, Chemotherapy ...
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Nobel-winning research on mirror life threatens humanity

In Greek mythology, Narcissus, renowned for his beauty, rejected the love of Echo, a nymph who repeated others’ words like an ...
Labiotech.eu

ESMO 2026: readouts and highlights at the oncology summit

ESMO 2026 was the hotspot for cancer research readouts, with encouraging trials across indications and therapeutic candidates ...