Mechanism That Unwinds DNA May Function Similar to an Oil Rig "Pumpjack"

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 16:03 in Biology & Nature

A team of scientists led by Stony Brook University biochemist Huilin Li, PhD, have proposed that DNA is unwound by a type of "pumpjack" mechanism, similar to the way one operates on an oil rig.

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