While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means ...

"The surprising result of our research is that DNA repair, which normally protects healthy cells, determines how cancer cells die following radiotherapy," said Prof Cesare. "The DNA inside our ...

DNA damage and repair refers to the creation and correction of DNA lesions that threaten genome integrity. Because DNA replication errors or environmental agents that damage DNA can introduce ...

How can DNA from a cheek swab determine if someone is closely related to you? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. DNA tests can ...

A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune response in cells when their DNA is damaged. This ...

Any recent text book of neurology will list at least 200 neurological disorders, with diverse etiologies and genetic characteristics. A number of these disorders have a definitive link to an ...

QUICK FIX: From left, Frederick Alt and Guillermo Taccioli and their colleagues identified DNA-dependent kinase as a key enzyme involved in DNA repair. The way that DNA repairs itself recently has ...

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he has “a real problem” with some of Donald Trump’s recent statements about Canada, describing them as incorrect and out-of-sync with the ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. In his most explicit critique of his successor to date, former prime minister Stephen Harper said the government of Justin Trudeau has failed on basically every ...

Throughout his tenure with the Philadelphia Phillies, Bryce Harper has been know to support the rest of the areas teams. As he enjoys the downtime of the offseason, the former MVP was spotted ...