The accumulation of mutations in DNA is often mentioned as an explanation for the aging process, but it remains just one hypothesis among many. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in ...

Faithful replication of the genome is essential for development, tissue homeostasis and prevention of malignancy. Key steps in eukaryotic DNA replication include the licensing of replication origins, ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...