Many genetic processes depend on proteins interacting with specific sequences on DNA. Despite the large excess of nonspecific DNA in the cell, proteins can locate their targets rapidly. After initial ...

Understanding the dynamic behavior of DNA remains an important challenge to biophysics, in particular the folding and stretching of DNA is critical since protein-DNA interactions require that the ...

Single-molecule real-time (SMRT) DNA sequencing 1 has opened many avenues in genomic interrogation 1,2,3. In SMRT sequencing, DNA strand replication by an individual DNA polymerase is optically ...

The double helix of DNA is one of the most iconic symbols in science. By imitating the structure of this complex genetic molecule we have found a way to make artificial muscle fibers far more powerful ...