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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have established a new technique based on Next Generation Sequencing that determines whether a protein binds to single-stranded or double-stranded DNA. more

MPIB scientists have contributed to deciphering the 3D structure of the nuclear pore of baker's yeast cells. more

Before a cell divides, it must first handle a large-scale project: Its entire genetic material has to be duplicated so that each of the two daughter cells is equipped with a full copy after cell division. As errors in this DNA replication could lead to the death of the cell, the process is rigorously controlled. It takes place in two phases. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried have now revealed in the journal Cell Reports that these two phases are strictly separated from one another by breaks, thereby preventing errors in the DNA replication. more