Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...
These two images demonstrate synthetic lethality with a non-responsive cell line (right) compared to a responder to ATR ...
Improved treatment for rare and aggressive “ALT cancers” that claim the lives of 5000 to 7000 Australians each year is the ...
A new study published today in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center details a therapeutic vulnerability in  patients with an aggressive ...
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Hidden DNA weak spot near gene start mutates rapidly

These sequences are extremely prone to mutations and rank among the most functionally important regions in the entire human ...
Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.
Through a recent notice, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has ...
Groundbreaking research from King’s College London reveals that a specific compound in cacao can slow your biological clock ...
One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...
Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...
AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.
The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...