James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...
Nature

Structural basis for the diversity of DNA recognition by bZIP transcription factors

Figure 1: Amino acid sequence comparison of the basic regions of members from several bZIP subfamilies. Figure 2: Sequences of the Pap1 bZIP motif and its cognate DNA oligomer. The Pap1 dimer contacts ...
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Man Leaves Wife Over Newborn’s Skin Color – DNA Test Reveals Shocking Truth Years Later

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Nature

Solution structure of the single-strand break repair protein XRCC1 N-terminal domain

Many thousands of DNA damage events occur in a living cell each day as a result of processes that include glycosidic bond hydrolysis, deamination, oxidation, alkylation, free radical damage and ...
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Color Capping Vs Color Drenching: What's The Difference?

In the world of interior design, a color palette can make or break a room's aesthetic, and no decision feels as daunting as a painting project. Not only is it difficult to choose the perfect color, ...
PBS

Mosaic of Roman farmer with cattle and plow

Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. The social structure of ...