DNA can sustain serious injuries called double strand breaks, in which both strands of the helix snap. These breaks are among ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

That observation was prompted by a visit to the walk-in storage cooler inside the Blood Bank in UAB Hospital. If you are squeamish at the sight of blood, this is not the place for you. When the door ...

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break-when both sides of the DNA helix are cut at once.

Some of the most common cancer-causing chemicals, also known as carcinogens, include asbestos, arsenic, benzene, vinyl ...

A Journey from Struggle to Breakthrough When Dr. Phyllis Pobee first began her medical career, she never imagined that her biggest discovery would come from her own body. A triple board-certified ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown form of mitochondrial DNA damage. The newly identified “sticky” DNA tags accumulate far more in mitochondrial DNA than in nuclear DNA, altering energy ...

Humanity is generating data faster than it can be stored, and the hard drives and tape libraries that quietly underpin the cloud are already straining to keep up. As the gap widens between what we ...

Scientists have created a live-cell DNA sensor that reveals how damage appears and disappears inside living cells, capturing the entire repair sequence as it unfolds. Instead of freezing cells at ...

A breakthrough live-cell sensor makes DNA repair visible as it happens, unlocking new possibilities in biology and medicine. Credit: Shutterstock A new DNA damage sensor allows scientists to watch ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: We are generating staggering amounts of data every day. Data centers just can’t keep up with the demand. With data storage needs expected to soar in ...

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings of the UC ...