People who carry the APOE2 version of the apolipoprotein E gene are more likely to live to advanced age and are partly ...
Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by ...
Chemotherapy drugs like doxorubicin and etoposide work by snapping a cancer cell’s DNA in two. The breaks are supposed to be ...
The APOE2 gene variant protects against Alzheimer's by enhancing DNA repair and preventing neuronal senescence.
DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...
Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal metabolic processes or external stressors such as radiation or chemical ...
Two teams of researchers have uncovered microscopic details of how a protein called photolyase uses light to repair DNA. The discovery could help develop sustainable technologies for chemical ...
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new trick used by one of cancer’s most notorious proteins. MYC, already infamous for ...
A protein best known for driving cancer growth also helps damaged tumor cells survive by repairing their DNA, according to a ...