DNA replication (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

DNA replication

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Scientists have discovered that a protein once thought to simply help load a factor necessary for the copying of DNA, plays a key role in ensuring fast and reliable replication—an insight that could inform research into cancer and other diseases.

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Laboratory of DNA Replication at The Rockefeller University

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