Researchers have uncovered how a key DNA repair enzyme is recruited and activated inside cells, answering long-standing questions about how cells protect and repair their DNA and providing the ...

DNA is often described as the instruction manual for building the fundamental components of life. Proteins are helpers that aid DNA in carrying out essential processes such as replication, repair, and ...

The Public Theater is presenting Elevator Repair Service’s Ulysses, presented in partnership with Under the Radar festival. With humor, pathos, and a richly layered design, Ulysses stiches verbatim ...

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most powerful genetic "on switches" in cancer cells, called super-enhancers, drive ...

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A clump of proteins seems to be in charge of the level of DNA repair that takes place in our bodies, determining how fast mutations accumulate in our cells over a lifetime – and might thus affect our ...

A review into cases potentially tainted by questionable DNA evidence has been completed, with two “unsafe” convictions identified among almost 300 matters. Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public ...

My relatives didn’t get a vote when I added my genetic profile to a crime-fighting database. Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to ...

Gene editing has made huge leaps in recent years, such as treating the congenital blood disorders sickle cell anemia and beta thalassemia, which can require lifelong blood transfusions. But scientists ...

Targeted DNA editing by CRISPR technology has great potential for applications in biotechnology and gene therapy. However, precise gene editing remains a challenge largely due to insufficient control ...

The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs, and when a cell divides, it takes about seven hours to complete making a copy of its DNA. That's almost 120,000 base pairs per second. At that ...