Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

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 ...

As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from IOCB Prague has now described in detail how cells repair this damaged ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from IOCB Prague has now described in detail how cells repair this damaged ...

A new study published today in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...

This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

Rare inherited genetic variants significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.