Replicating a genome starts with a twist, a pinch, and a bit of a dance

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DNA replication begins with a set of proteins--the Origin of Replication Complex (ORC). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) researchers published images of the human ORC in exquisite detail, showing how it changes shapes in dramatic ways as it assembles around DNA.
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