A cell's ability to repair its damaged DNA is one of the most fundamental processes in biology, helping protect us from ...

McMillan’s lab aims to further characterize the role of SSB as a first responder and the proteins that are part of the crisis ...

Some seeds refuse to die. Date palm seeds recovered from Herod’s Palace near Jerusalem, roughly 2,000 years old, have been ...

Treating inherited diseases is one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine. In the future, targeted gene corrections at the earliest stages of embryonic development could help prevent certain ...

Following a double-strand DNA break, an enzyme called PARP1 helps hold the two strands together —like superglue— and creates a safe zone for other proteins to come repair the damage. We don’t exactly ...

Two new studies from Johns Hopkins University are providing scientists with an unprecedented view of how human cells repair ...

Our cells accumulate DNA mistakes as we age, eating less slowed that process in mice Every cell carries a molecular record of time. As DNA is copied, repaired and exposed to damage, mutations ...

Some genetic variation in sperm may begin earlier in development than scientists previously recognized. New evidence suggests ...

Researchers have discovered a DNA repair mechanism that advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy, and which could lead to new treatments for cancer and premature aging. Researchers at ...

Hemangiosarcoma is one of the most feared diagnoses in veterinary medicine. This aggressive cancer of blood vessel cells, ...