A newly discovered molecule disrupts cancer cells’ ability to repair DNA by triggering the breakdown of key proteins. Cancer cells can survive by repairing damage to their DNA—even damage that would ...

Learn more about a new experimental procedure that uses cancer cells’ DNA repair system against itself to make drug-resistant ...

Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a ...

RNA’s Surprising Role in DNA Repair New insights could lead to improved treatments for cancer and other diseases. Francesca Storici and her research team discovered a surprising role for RNA in DNA ...

The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs, and when a cell divides, it takes about seven hours to complete making a copy of its DNA. That's almost 120,000 base pairs per second. At that ...

Inhibiting RNase H2 increases DNA damage and activates immune responses in triple-negative breast cancer, suggesting a ...

From proofreading polymerases to complex backup repair systems, DNA repair is a high-yield MCAT topic that bridges molecular biology and human health. Understanding the mechanisms that safeguard ...

Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a ...

Targeted DNA editing by CRISPR technology has great potential for applications in biotechnology and gene therapy. However, precise gene editing remains a challenge largely due to insufficient control ...

A team of Israeli researchers has found that one of the reasons that sleep could be so important to animals — including humans — is that it takes neurons 'offline' so DNA damage accumulated during ...