The molecule, EdU, mimics thymine in DNA, replacing it and acting as a tracker, UNC Health said Aug. 23. It could be the basis for an effective brain cancer treatment, since it triggers a runaway DNA ...

At first, Li Wang thought the results of her experiment were a fluke. While the UNC research associate was studying a DNA repair mechanism, she noticed a long black streak radiating from a common lab ...

The “Lab-on-a-Molecule” team at the Wyss Institute is using DNA nanoswitch technology to develop an in vitro, high-throughput, platform to identify compounds for drug discovery. The nanoswitch is a ...