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Those 'DNA knots' weren't knots at all, and the truth is stranger

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

Scientists Were Wrong for Decades: What Looked Like DNA Knots Turned Out To Be Something Far More Twisted

What scientists long believed were knots in DNA may actually be persistent twists formed during nanopore analysis, revealing ...
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Cancer cells depend on a dangerous DNA repair trick

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...