If severe DNA damage is not repaired, the consequences for the health of cells and tissues are dramatic. A study led by ...

DNA is often described as the instruction manual for building the fundamental components of life. Proteins are helpers that ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Bath have discovered how DNA damage caused by a faulty DNA protection and repair system can lead to neurodegenerative disorders such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

Macquarie University researchers have discovered a naturally occurring protein found in human cells plays a powerful role in repairing damaged DNA—the molecule that carries the genetic instructions ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- 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 ...

Vishal A. Patel, MD, explains that delayed skin cancer diagnoses contribute to more advanced disease and poorer outcomes in ...

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held ...