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Research replication can determine how well science is working, but how do scientists replicate studies?

Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for crystals to form on our stick in the cup of blue solution. Other groups around us jumped with joy when their crystals formed ...
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Researchers offer alternative to hydroxyurea in study of DNA replication process

Researchers have identified an alternate method to study changes during the DNA replication process in lab settings using genetically modified yeast. The new approach offers a clearer window than ...
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Q&A: Why it's important for cells to make copies on an exacting schedule

Allison McClure, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the CU School of Medicine. She is focused on learning all about how cells replicate, or ...
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Protein involved in balancing DNA replication and restarting found

A protein that is involved in determining which enzymes cut or unwind DNA during the replication process has been identified. A protein that is involved in determining which enzymes cut or unwind DNA ...
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Clever DNA tricks

Every person starts as just one fertilized egg. By adulthood, that single cell has turned into roughly 37 trillion cells, many of which keep dividing to create the same amount of fresh human cells ...
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Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amanda Kay Montoya, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Back in ...